Adventures in Babymaking
Blogs I follow
- Holding on to Hope...and Chasing Grace
- Me and She
- Notes From 2 Moms
- Two Chicks In Pursuit of a Babe
- Up Popped A Fox
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Location | CA, United States |
| Introduction | What do you get when you put 2 lesbians and 2 gays together? A beautiful, healthy baby. What?! Ok, ok...an explanation: When my partner and I decided we were ready to begin a family we weren't sure how we would go about getting the other genetic half. We went back and forth on the cryo bank and in the end decided that wasn't for us. Instead we wanted to have men who could be active dads in our kids' lives and so we opted to ask a friend and his partner if they would be interested. We were blessed when they said yes, and now the four of us have just welcomed our first child to this world on February 19th 2010. This blog is my attempt at documenting our journey to conception, and beyond, not only for our records, but also to help any others who may follow in our shoes. I made a vow not to self-edit when I began writing it so you may not always like what I have to say, but you will always know it comes from the heart. |
| Interests | My Creator, LGBT activism, LGBT parenting, blogging, web design |
| Favorite Movies | In no particular order (only alphabetical because of the OCD)...13 Going on 30, A Girl Like Me, As Good As It Gets, Batman Begins, The Birdcage, Boys on The Side, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Daredevil, Dead Poet's Society, D.E.B.S., Elektra, Equality U, Finding Forrester, First Wive's Club, Freedom Writers, Garden State, G.I. Jane, Girl Interrupted, Hitch, Maid in Manhattan, Matrix trilogy, Finding Nemo, Rent, Sleepless In Seattle, Spiderman, Sweet Home Alabama, Sweet November, To Each Her Own, TransAmerica, Two Weeks Notice, Wedding Planner, With Honors, X-Men, You've Got Mail... |
| Favorite Music | The Beatles, Bebo Norman, Garth Brooks, Caedmon's Call, Jeremy Camp, Deana Carter, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tracy Chapman, Cher, Harry Connick Jr., Counting Crows, Dave Mathews Band, George Winston, Dixie Chicks, Enya, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Jason and DeMarco, Elton John, Jennifer Knapp, Bob Marley, Sarah McLachlan, Mercyme, Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seger, Simon and Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Barbara Streisand, Shania Twain... |
| Favorite Books | So many to choose from when you're an English major...The Bible, Travels With Charlie, The Pearl, Snow Falling on Cedars, The White Album (Joan Didion not the Beatles, but I love them too), The Awakening, The Yellow Wallpaper, Provocations, Find Me, A Boy I Once Knew, House on Mango Street, Running With Scissors, Dry, Stranger At The Gate, I'll Love You Forever, Curious George, Driving Mr. Albert, To Kill A Mocking Bird, anything C.S. Lewis... |
The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?
On my good days I would relish it as the best gift God could give a lit'l 'ol frog. On my OCD days I would put on galoshes and say, "Why, oh why God, did it have to rain?". Wow, what a metaphor for life. Who knew?