Father’s Day is right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been trying to figure out what to get your dad, husband, brother, or other special guy in your life. Dads can sometimes be hard to shop for. They don’t want another tie or a new wallet. Something they would love to […]
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September 25th 2013 I was 19 years old and I found I was pregnant with my first baby. Mid October I saw my baby as a tiny spec on the ultrasound. October 30th I saw it again and boy had it grown! It was the size of an olive. I was in awe! The ultrasound
Father’s Day was first created in 1910 by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington. The day was first celebrated on June 19th in 1910. In 1972, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation that officially made the third Sunday in June Father’s Day. Father’s Day has now become a time to show appreciation for the men who have
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My journey into motherhood began the day I saw that first set of two, little pink lines. From that morning on, I was completely engulfed in excitement, love, and hopefulness for the future. So ready to be a mother, I wanted that future more than anything. I had all these big dreams and laid out
I never know where to start when I share our daughter’s story. The reality of becoming a bereaved parent is that who you were is gone – what is left are the pieces you put back together in the time that follows. A life you create with your loved ones that will always hold a
“I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat.” One of the most devastating lines a mother can hear, that one can almost define their life as Before and After. Unfortunately, also one that is far too common, as more than one quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. My husband and I have always required the assistance
I’m going to do something a little different and include some of the writing I did when I was very fresh in my pain and grief. It has been almost a year now, and the tears still come at times, but I have a better handle on my grief and I’m able to share with
June 2016 had just begun and I suddenly found myself extremely emotional. Like, cry because the wind breezes past my face. It dawned on me I may be pregnant. So after my first aid course finished for the day I raced to a pharmacy and grabbed a pregnancy test. A half hour later I was
I wish that no mom had to go through loss, I wish loss didn’t exist but unfortunately it does and what is worse is that many moms suffer or grieve in silence. Pregnancy and infant loss seem to be taboo topics within our society but it shouldn’t be and it is not fair to the
Hi, my name is Karissa and here’s a look at our journey to start a family. I met my husband in 2018. We were engaged the same year and got married the following June of 2019. We decided we wanted to start a family soon after our wedding and two short months later we got