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Growing Inside Shrinking Outside I am writing a blog about my own personal journey in life. I've lost 260 pounds on the outside, and am always growing on the inside in a plethora of ways.

A summation of the first 6 weeks of parenthood and making our way through the newborn stage of life. There's challenging...
29/06/2025

A summation of the first 6 weeks of parenthood and making our way through the newborn stage of life. There's challenging moments, but it's wonderful and beautiful all the same. I'd like to thank Taylor Swift once again for helping me put feelings into words for this post.

These are just some of the dragons we fight together through the newborn stage.

A victory lap of a successful season of life...
07/05/2025

A victory lap of a successful season of life...

A victory lap of a successful season of life

9 months is a short and long time all at once. I am so grateful we've been able to experience this together after so man...
21/04/2025

9 months is a short and long time all at once. I am so grateful we've been able to experience this together after so many years, and life will completely change very soon.

After going through this many years of trying to conceive, an “average” pregnancy is quite a thing to celebrate.

This post goes back to the beginning of pregnancy #2, when we found out that the second embryo transfer was successful....
07/04/2025

This post goes back to the beginning of pregnancy #2, when we found out that the second embryo transfer was successful. After the first embryo's story ended too soon, we were hesitant, but thankfully the excitement has continued.

The most expensive “gift with purchase” we will ever have.

Previous: Abortion August 24, 2024 The week of our 8th wedding anniversary. Once again not something we imagined we woul...
07/03/2025

Previous: Abortion August 24, 2024 The week of our 8th wedding anniversary. Once again not something we imagined we would be doing surrounding a life event. This time feels different. I think it feels almost like our 2nd IUI. We know what to expect now and the trip into the fertility clinic feels so routine and uneventful. It's nice to feel comfortable about these things....

Previous: Abortion August 24, 2024 The week of our 8th wedding anniversary. Once again not something we imagined we would be doing surrounding a life event. This time feels different. I think it fe…

After many years of trying to have a baby, our first pregnancy ended with an abortion.I think it’s important to take the...
20/10/2024

After many years of trying to have a baby, our first pregnancy ended with an abortion.

I think it’s important to take the time to address the reality of the situation.

We wanted this child, but we also needed this abortion to ensure the safety of my wife’s life and prevent unknown consequences.

We talk about what it's like to have our first IVF embryo transfer.
20/10/2024

We talk about what it's like to have our first IVF embryo transfer.

The mood going into our first embryo transfer was optimism and excitement, finally being here and feeling so close after many years.

Embryos are not babies. But they are a critical step. In this part of our journey, I tell you all about how many embryos...
08/10/2024

Embryos are not babies. But they are a critical step. In this part of our journey, I tell you all about how many embryos we get, and how we got them.

The infertility is my “fault” and yet she’s the one who bears the brunt of it. She takes the meds, she tracks the schedule, she needs injections, she has the medical procedures.

After doing "Stims", we find out how many follicles are growing. The hope is that we can retrieve as many eggs as possib...
29/09/2024

After doing "Stims", we find out how many follicles are growing. The hope is that we can retrieve as many eggs as possible from them to become embryos.



As I sit in our Fertility clinic in Vancouver on Easter Sunday morning (2024), I’m a little scared and a little excited. At this point we’ve done 9 days of injections.

Andrea shares the next part of our journey from her perspective. This time focuses on the injections needed to grow the ...
21/09/2024

Andrea shares the next part of our journey from her perspective. This time focuses on the injections needed to grow the eggs needed for IVF.



It is my 30th birthday. A Saturday. I haven’t slept that well (no surprise there). I have a medication centre set up in my dining room. I have boxes of medications, needles, alcohol swabs, an…

This post is sort of just a "stuff that happened" type of post to further our timeline....
03/09/2024

This post is sort of just a "stuff that happened" type of post to further our timeline....

This post is sort of just a “stuff that happened” type of post to further our timeline.

This is quite delayed in getting posted, but sometimes delays are needed in the infertility process as you'll read here....
03/09/2024

This is quite delayed in getting posted, but sometimes delays are needed in the infertility process as you'll read here. We stopped posting after we suffered a loss but we are glad to be back, walking you through our story.



We took November and December off from trying or moving forward which meant that we could take time to be with family and friends over the holiday season

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Who I am and what I’m doing.

When I woke up on January 22, 2013, I got out of bed and went to the washroom just like any other day. I washed my hands and I glanced up to the mirror and I saw myself. I really saw myself, for possibly the first time. I was fat. I was ugly. I felt disgusted at what I saw looking back at me. It was like suddenly realizing that I had been avoiding looking at myself in the mirror for many years.

I decided to change, and I did. I have now lost 260 pounds and am continually losing weight and getting into better shape. I have begun a blog to share my story and hopefully help others to achieve their own goals.

This has also been an awakening of who I am as a person. I am continually growing and changing who I am, and I have grown tired of standing silent about the things I love and am passionate about. This blog encompasses all that I am. My thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams.