I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always
You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
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You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
Continue ReadingTo appreciate the light, you must walk through the darkness. To be whole, you must first be broken. That’s what…
Continue ReadingAs I sat with my swollen belly expecting my first baby, I wasn’t naive. I knew labor and delivery of…
Continue Reading“This is your son.” The orderly rolled my bed into the hospital’s NICU and I groggily stared over at the…
Continue ReadingIt took me over 3 weeks to write this. Because, of course it did. I figured I'd better get on…
Continue ReadingI was 22 the first time I saw my son. I got pregnant at twenty-one years old, six months after…
Continue ReadingI've shared my two-part birth story and about having an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE): Miracles Happen (part 1) and Miracles Happen (part 2). …
Continue ReadingI just recently had the chance to visit a place made of dreams - New Orleans. I have been fascinated…
Continue ReadingI've never been much for birthing stories. I mean I love reading them, pouring over the beauty, but I've never…
Continue ReadingWe got lucky, my husband and me. I had a great pregnancy, amazing in fact. Minimal morning sickness, no out…
Continue ReadingAs an adoptive mom, it’s always a bit awkward for me when I’m chatting with some girlfriends and the talk…
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