You’re Allowed To Be Disappointed in Your Birth Story
As I sat with my swollen belly expecting my first baby, I wasn’t naive. I knew labor and delivery of my sweet baby would bring pain and a roller…
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You’ll Always Be Mommy’s Little Boy
My dear, sweet firstborn. As the days pass by, your status as an only child is slowly coming to an end. Your daddy and I try to explain to you what…
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I Didn’t Know How Much I Needed You Until This Moment
I watch our shadows on the wall as I rock you a little longer than necessary. Thoughts of the last months race through my mind sometimes. We still…
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Our Parents Met Their First Grandbaby Through a Hospital Window, and it Was the Sweetest Thing Ever
I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting rooms and no visiting hours. My husband and…
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Your Baby Knew Love Because You Chose Life
I looked out my kitchen window this morning and watched my little boy swinging and singing in the sunshine. And I thought of your little boy, born…
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I Never Want To Forget What You Feel Like In My Arms
It seems so cliche to say that time is fleeting. But especially when you are in the thick of motherhood, it’s true. So, sweet baby, I’ll…
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To the Mother Who Fought Through Infertility
I know the pain you are in right now. I can almost feel it myself even today. The struggle of trying to conceive when failure continues to haunt you…
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To My Pandemic Baby, This Isn’t the World I Wanted To Bring You Into
To my pandemic baby, this isn’t the world I wanted to bring you into. The diaper bag is still packed with diapers you’ve…
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A Traumatic Birth Almost Killed Us, But it Couldn’t Weaken My Love For My Baby
I was 28-weeks pregnant when I started feeling like something wasn’t quite right. Physically I felt fantastic, but I was concerned about my small…
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Good Moms Get Scared, Too
Postpartum anxiety: a different spin on what I thought I was dealing with (postpartum depression). After the birth of my son, I had the baby blues…
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