This week we celebrate the incredible story of Sinclair, Kristi's miracle baby who transformed our lives through the wonder of IVF.

After Kristi's multiple fertility treatments, Sinclair's unique and easy-going spirit was born. She will soon be taking her treasured stuffed animal Lammy with her to Emory University in Georgia, and packing a library of stories which have become a staple of our family life.

This episode is a tribute to all parents and their children who face the unforeseen with courage during challenging times.

Sinclair chats about the quirks of adolescence, her eclectic interests growing up, the daunting process of college admissions, and why she always seeks "respectful" male companions.  

STORIES:-

(00:00) - Start

(01:19) - A low maintenance child 

(02:00) - When Lammy got lost, and found 

(03:07) - Nine rounds of IVF

(03:55) - "You may be having a baby tonight"

(07:50) - Three months of bed rest; what did you watch? 

(09:45) - The soothing "grandfather" doctor

(11:55) - "You can't have your blackberry in here"

(13:25) - "She looks like Winston Churchill"

(15:44) - Early memories of Joel Ornstein, Doctor Oz, The Price is Right, and Jim Cramer

(16:15) - We've never had a tantrum"

(18:52) - Nurture versus Nature

(22:45) - The concept of eternal sleep

(24:57) - "I watched House of Cards when I was nine"

(26:42) - "It's an Elon Musk bash" 

(28:38) - Believing in "absurdism"

(30:02) - Receiving an offer from Emory, and the college admissions process

(34:44) - "I'm telling everyone I don't have a car"

(36:07) - The anxiety of the Christmas holiday countdown

(40:45) - Only "respectful" men