I spent my twenties enjoying life, exploring, and searching for the right life partner. I started dating my husband at 33, and we didn’t get married until I was nearly 36. We started loosely trying as soon as the wedding was over. I was a little nervous that due to my age it might take […]
My husband, Lars, and I had a difficult time conceiving at first. When we first started trying, we experienced three miscarriages followed by two years of unexplained infertility and one failed adoption. Then we had our rainbow baby- our son Jacob. 18 months after Jacob was born, we were surprised to find out we’re pregnant
The Journey to Our Rainbow: A Story of Hope In June of 2016 we unknowingly started a journey that no couple could possibly be prepared to endure! Our first pregnancy very quickly turned into a painful diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy that would ultimately take my right Fallopian tube & baby. Left with nothing but
I think the hardest part about miscarriages, for me at least, is not having anything to hold. When I’ve lost a loved one in the past, I am left with something to hold. My uncle’s yahoo can airplane, the elephant necklace my grandmother gave me, or my dog’s stuffed hedgehog are all things I can
My husband and I fell pregnant for the first time within the first two months of trying in April 2020. We were both surprised and in disbelief that it happened so soon, and we were actually going to become parents. I had a textbook normal pregnancy – attending each doctor’s appointment with innocence, hosting a
I met my husband, Keith, during college. We were married shortly after and had our first daughter, Hannah, in 2009. That pregnancy was uncomplicated, except for low fluid levels late in pregnancy. In 2019 we decided to add to our family. All genetic testing and ultrasounds looked great. As a part of the testing we
I found out I was pregnant for the first time in December 2019. My husband and I were thrilled and terrified, but so ready for a baby. We had taken custody of our daughter, Kaylee — biologically my husband’s niece — when she was two, and had been her parents for a year and a
This morning getting ready for Mothers Day church service, I put on a dress I bought over 4 years ago but never had the chance to wear. I bought it early for the baby shower I knew I’d have later that year (2018). I had not told too many people yet but I was 12
I was pregnant with our first child in the fall of 2018, and my husband & I went in for our 20-week anatomy scan expecting to learn baby’s gender. After the technician called 3 other techs in to do some of the pictures, the doctor finally came in to tell us that he saw something
I sat in a hospital bed as the snow gently fell outside my window. The world was so quiet and calm compared to the storm that was swirling inside. My tiny 21 week daughter lay in my arms. Her perfect little nose, 10 tiny fingers and toes, everything absolutely perfect about her, and my body