*We have a little Christmas announcement: Since the blogs keep coming and coming, and I would like to continue a little more in the present, there will be a new blog online EVERY DAY in the Christmas holiday. That means from December 22nd till January 4th. From January 5th and on it will be back …
First day babysitting Yes! It’s finally time! Today I am babysitting my niece for the first time! I don’t know what I’ve looked forward to more: this day, or starting ICSI soon. She is exactly 3 months old today, and still like a little baby doll. I really want to wear her in a wrap, …
1 step at a time Today is the day: the intake for IVF in Gent. I don’t expect much, but now that the day has dawned I’m feeling nervous. We’re very early, because we have to do loads of paperwork before the appointment, but it’s a good thing because we have to wait 45 minutes …
Mother’s Day Today is Mother’s Day. Yesterday Denny asked me whether I would find it a difficult day. My own mother died in August 2011. I said it wouldn’t be difficult. Missing my mother comes and goes in waves. I always miss her, some days more than others, but I’ve never had the impression that …
Back-up-plan Because we have to wait 3 and a half months, I have time to focus on other things, and that’s not so hard with my first niece on the way! I do a maternity shoot with my sister-in-law Sarina, and my brother, and I just can’t wait until the baby arrives! On the …
IVF/ICSI on own cycle Luckily we make it up quickly. The whole way home we don’t talk to each other, but in the silence I understand Denny’s point of view, and he understands mine. We don’t need to talk it out when we get home. It’s ok. And ultimately it’s wonderful that this is possible, …
The final meeting in Bergen op Zoom On the 25th of March we go back to Bergen op Zoom. We’re not sure why we’re still going, because we’re already completely ready for the meeting in Gent. We don’t expect to hear anything we haven’t heard before. But we’re still a little nervous, because there is …
Veronique and Arno chose to do a Fresh First Hours session. This means I will start taking photos in the first hour after the baby is born. The birth of their eldest son, Sjoerd, went very quick. So they expected this one to be like that. On November 19th, I get a call at 5.35AM, it’s …
Tears After Mexico I get my period. So much for letting go. Halfway through March I have a really bad day. I have no idea why. I cry about everything. An email which I don’t like, loads of work waiting for me, Denny who (in my opinion) bought the wrong groceries. Nothing is right. In the …
