Will Baby Dust Take Me Somewhere Over the Rainbow?

3rd August 2008

Will Baby Dust Take Me Somewhere Over the Rainbow?

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I’ve never been a huge Judy Garland fan, I’ve never been into her cult following, but I have to admit that she can sing. And it’s not just that she has an incredible voice, it’s the sadness and heartache she pours into her songs that make you weep, full with the knowledge that you’re not completely alone.

When I was redesigning the site, it was really important to me that I have some kind of rainbow in my header. And it’s not because it has become a symbol of the LGBT community, but because it represents the power of possibility. Sort of, I guess, like baby dust.

Sending someone baby dust is such a phenomenon in the TTC Community but I never mention it here nor have I ever seen it mentioned in a positive light by any of the folks on my blogroll. But I do have to admit that I was quite touched when on of the commentors from International Comment Leaving Week send me some baby dust. It had never happened to me before. And as I continue to the countdown to my fall IVF cycle (1 month and 3 days), maybe the mention of it is a good sign.

I do feel as if something magical in the air because I’ve witnessed the pregnancies of some of my blogopshere sistren who’ve been at if for a while: Vee and Jay and Calli. And I’m so happy for them. Additionally, Oneofhismoms, welcomed home her bouncing baby joy, Trucker, a few weeks ago and what a blessing that is. So even though I wrote this really bitchy post about my sister -in-law who tripped and got pregnant a few weeks ago, I’m overjoyed for folks with whom I’ve laughed and cried with over this entire TTC nightmare.

So let’s hear if for baby dust, let’s hear if for magic and let’s hear it for all of us in the trenches. Maybe we will all find ourselves, somewhere over the rainbow, with our screaming newborns and lack of sleep someday soon.

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1 On August 3rd, 2008,

liberationtheory said:

and with that, i’m sending TONS of rainbow colored baby dust your way

2 On August 4th, 2008,

oneofhismoms said:

In that case, I’m dumping a truckload of sparkling, glittering, Judy Garland singing, drag-queen heel wearing rainbow-colored babydust all over your a$$!

XXOO

3 On August 5th, 2008,

CD & SP said:

good luck!! get some rest in before that IVF!

4 On August 5th, 2008,

Karen said:

I’ve been reading your blog for a while and have a really good feeling about your upcoming IVF cycle. We did one (successful!) IVF cycle after 1 1/2 years of IUIs, and it was super intense during the cycle, but strangely it felt better to me to be going through the IVF cycle than the previous cycles because it felt so damn proactive. I couldn’t believe how we went so quickly from TTC forever and being so upset about it to being pregnant. I hope the same for you! Sending heaps of babydust your way!

5 On August 5th, 2008,

Kat said:

I am sending you a gazillion heaps of babydust. xo

6 On August 5th, 2008,

Sarah said:

Maybe all the baby dust hating, mine included, is that it only seemed to be one more reminder of what wasn’t happening. However, I’m going to get on your car of the baby dust train, and act as if I feel positive instead of pensive.

7 On August 6th, 2008,

Kymberli said:

It’s been a very long time since I’ve wished anyone “baby dust,” because many people are so far past baby dust that all it makes them do is sneeze on it.

But since baby dust is a welcome sprinkle for your, I’m sending bucketfuls of them your way. May your rainbow not be far away!

8 On August 6th, 2008,