3 was the number we both dreamed of since before getting married. So when we saw those two lines saying baby #3 was on board, we got ready for all of our dreams come true. But life throws some really mad curve balls… we just did not know it then. When we heard the words […]
When I was younger I never thought that bad things would happen to babies. I thought women went through normal pregnancies and brought home their babies. That innocent perception changed my senior year of high school. I was 17 years old when I got pregnant with my son AJ. It was such a memorable time
Hoping Amidst the Rain Rainbows have definitely become special to me since the losses. They are symbols of God’s promises to me. His promises of hope and an expectant end. I see them often everywhere. It seems at my lowest or when God knows I need a pick me up, He will allow a
My first pregnancy ended on June 10, 2020. I was 19 weeks and 5 days gestation when my baby girl passed away due to chromosomal defects that made just about all of her organs abnormal and the most important ones fatally so. Needless to say, my husband and I were crushed. I felt a deep
On August 11, 2018 I miscarried my first child. 9 Months later I conceived my sweet Ezra. On June 5, 2019 a friend asked if I was pregnant because I was eating way more than usual and I could barely stay awake. That evening I went home and took a pregnancy test, even though my
It all started back in February of 2013 when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I was so excited and happy to finally become a mother that I did the first thing any expecting mother would do and started sharing the good news with friends, family, and coworkers. Monday, May 11th,
Mary had been on the list to receive the rainbow skirt for several months. Due to an error with Fedex, the skirt did not arrive on time. Mary still wanted to share her story and her beautiful photos. Dean Michael Collins was born May 2nd 2019. He was so perfect in every way. After
We had a completely normal pregnancy. The only complication we had was severe morning sickness in the first trimester. I had to go to the hospital twice to get an IV. I missed a lot of work. But it was worth it because I knew my baby boy was coming. Every appointment, every test, every
My story begins back in 2016 when I found out on a hot July day that I was unexpectedly pregnant. I was nervous because I was not in the most stable relationship at the time, but I was excited because I had always wanted to be a mom. At about 8 weeks pregnant I was
After trying for three years to get pregnant, I was diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and “Unknown Infertility”. In December 2017 we had just finished our second Inter-uterine Insemination (IUI) and unfortunately it did not take. We were given the option to move on to Invitro Fertilization (IVF). In August 2018 we did