By Heidi Farrell When a Blended Family Has a Baby
When we found out I was expecting our first “ours baby,” we were ecstatic and overjoyed. But there was a…
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By HVFH Contributor Dear Rainbow Baby, You Bring So Much Joy
He asks me to watch him swing every day. Sometimes I watch him through the window as I make dinner.…
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By Liz Newman Postpartum Depression Blindsided Me
There’s no way this is postpartum depression. How could it be? I remember thinking this to myself as I received…
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By Vicki Bahr To Hold a Sleeping Baby is Heavenly
If I had to rate all of God’s gifts to us mere mortals, the ones that reassure us of His…
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By Kaleigh Christensen I Know We Can’t Go Back, So I’ll Savor My Baby Today
I used to grab him every morning at 5 a.m. when he’d cry out for me. I’d trudge my tired…
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He’s a Little Less Mine Every Day
Every day, he’s a little less little boy. I see the transformation in the swagger he’s perfecting, so much more confident…
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By Elly Durham Dear Rainbow Baby, We Love You Enough For Two
What you don’t know is the ultrasound picture on the refrigerator isn’t you. I couldn’t bring myself to take hers…
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By Mariah Baker You Changed Everything About Me
It used to be flat. It used to be toned up and all one color. It used to tan really…
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By Sarah Miller Gone are the Precious Days of Babyhood
It seems like yesterday I was watching you dance in my belly, anxiously awaiting your arrival. Now you’re going to…
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By Hannah Dearth Dear Firstborn, You Taught Me Love
To the one who made me a mother, my first child, thank you. You hold a special place in my heart.…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar Both of Our Worlds Are Upside Down So I’ll Hold You
I’ve been sleeping next to you each night. You stand up, and with screaming, sobs call out, “Mommy!” I run…
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Giving Birth is Scary—And I Would Do it Over and Over Again
My mom always said she loved giving birth, and she’d do it over and over again. Each time she said…
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