I’ll Cherish These Sacred Moments With You, Sweet Baby
In the silence of the morning, before anyone else is awake, it’s just you and me. Your gentle kicks wake me up. I feel you. I poke back, initiating…
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Kaleigh Christensen
Wait, I’m Not Ready For You to Grow Up Yet
I go to the store and buy cute new outfits. I bring them home and am so excited for you to wear all your clothes in the next size up. But I pack up…
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This is the Most You Will Ever Need Your Mama
Today was a hard day. You were completely attached to me. You woke up in the morning angry. You didn’t want anybody but mommy. “Want my mommy”…
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You’re Not My Baby Anymore
As I look through your baby pictures, it hits me. It hits me so hard. You, sweet toddler, are not my baby anymore. From the moment you were born, you…
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Dear Baby, I Already Love You
Dear baby I haven’t met yet: They told me not to fall in love with you too quickly. They told me to wait. To wait until . . . Until I saw a…
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Dear C-Section Mom, You Are a Warrior
Dear fellow C-section mamas, I know. I get it. Sometimes when you think about the delivery of your child, you have all sorts of unwanted feelings…
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Dear Husband, You Are Exactly What I Never Knew I Needed
You are exactly what I never knew I needed. You see, I’m not the type of girl who used to lay in bed at night dreaming of my “perfect”…
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Dear Someday Baby, I Long For You
Dear Someday Baby, Sometimes it feels as if I’ll never get to meet you. You see, we’ve been trying for you, for quite a while now. …
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This is Infertility
I see you. I see you buying the 50-pack of ovulation sticks from Amazon, because your cycle is never regular. I see you using those sticks…
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Dear Husband, I Love Being By Your Side At Church
My favorite dates with my husband are at church. Yeah, you heard that right. You see, church and “us” has a history. One of our very first…
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