I Thought There’d Be One More
I thought there’d be one more. One more baby to swaddle and sway to sleep in my arms. One more baby to praise for those first steps taken and first…
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I Wanted a Big Family —But I’ve Reached My Mothering Limit
These past few months have been . . . a lot. I honestly don’t have the words to articulate all the feelings I’ve had since the world turned…
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The Silent Struggle of Secondary Infertility
Another negative pregnancy test. Another period. Another cycle begins. Another hope for a child ends. I mourn my loss quietly in the bathroom,…
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There Will Always Be Room in a Mama’s Heart For One More
There will always be room in my heart for another baby. Our family is complete and we have no plans to change that—a bittersweet chapter is closing…
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Quarantine Gave Me Baby Fever
A few weeks into the stay-at-home order, I came across a tweet that said, “If there’s a baby boom in nine months, it’ll consist…
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We’ll Love as Many Children as God Gives Us
I was still pregnant the first time someone asked if I was done having kids since we had a boy already and a girl on the way. I’ve had people…
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Our House May Be Full But We’d Love Another Baby
Our home is busy. OK, it’s more than busy. What’s busier than busier? Chaotic? Yes. Our home is chaotic. Chaotic in the very best way. It is…
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I Love My Children Equally—But Not the Same
Most of the kids I knew growing up had brothers and sisters. It was mystifying to me to watch their dynamic—bickering and wrestling one moment and…
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I’ll Always Want Another Baby
I don’t think I’ll ever not want another baby. I’ll be wandering the mall to pick up some new things for my kids, and it will hit me. I see…
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Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?
For a few weeks, I thought I might be pregnant. I already have four children, ranging in age from 12 all the way down to two. I change diapers in the…
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