Dear Mama, Your Heart is Built For This
Hey mama, I see you there, super pregnant and super emotional. I know you’re worried. I know you’re spending countless hours at night, lying in…
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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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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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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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Dear Mama, You Are My Everything
Mama, I can’t see past you right now, I’m so small and everything’s a little blurry. All I see is you. When you feel alone, like the walls are…
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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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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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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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They Tell You To Hold the Baby, But No One Warns You How Fast He Grows
They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell you to forget about your to-do list, because…
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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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