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 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
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? With every one of my previous boys before my Angel (Logan) it took awhile to become pregnant, my first took 2 years, my twins 2 months but we knew the “regimen” that
It’s been two years. I am always in awe of how much time has gone by because the feelings of shock, pain, and grief of losing our first baby, Matteo Angelo, still feel so fresh in my mind and heart. As time goes by, I always think it’s going to be less excruciating when we
When you hear about pregnancy loss, the first thing you think to yourself is, “that can’t happen to me.” In February 2021, I learned I was pregnant with our first and could not wait to add on to our little family of four, which consists of my husband, our cat, Blue, and dog, Hooper. Sharing
1 in 4. That small statement impacts so many of us. In fact, Google says “About 15-25% of recognized pregnancies will end in a miscarriage.” That is TOO many wanted babies gone. Never in my life did I think I would be part of this statistic, but I am. In the year of 2021, I
If you have recently been through a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other pregnancy loss, you are likely dealing with a wide range of emotions. You are trying to deal with your grief while also returning to your “normal” way of life. You have likely taken some time off of work, but must eventually face the idea
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Asher’s story: My husband Vaughn and I had been together for 8 years when the military gave us orders to move from our hometown in Colorado to Louisiana. We have always wanted children, but the timing just never felt right. We decided with this new adventure of being in a new state we felt it
Our son Oliver was born in March 2017 after, by all accounts, an uneventful, easy pregnancy. Flash forward 3 years to March 2020, my husband Tom and I had been trying to conceive a sibling for Oliver to no avail for nearly 2 years and were referred to a fertility specialist. On March 13th, as Covid
My husband and I both brought children to our marriage. When we met I was a single mother to a two year old little boy. My husband at the time was a single father to a four year old little girl. From the first moment that they met each other they were inseparable. I knew