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Baby, Motherhood
November 4, 2019
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His Twin Gave Him Life—And Me, a Son

A week after I had the thrill of seeing a very strong heartbeat blinking away on the ultrasound, my husband and I were at our fertility doctor’s…

Baby, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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I’ll Cherish These Sacred Moments With You, Sweet Baby

In the silence of the morning, before anyone else is awake, it’s just you and me. Your gentle kicks wake me up. I feel you. I poke back, initiating…

Baby, Motherhood
August 19, 2019
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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…

Grief
August 13, 2019
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Pregnancy After Loss Came With an Unexpected Side Effect

As I walked into the restaurant, a sea of pink balloons greeted me. Towers of sweet treats lined the table that was dotted with diapers and stuffed…

Kids, Motherhood
August 9, 2019
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The Only Thing You Need to Know About Having Twins

Here’s what you need to know about having twins. It’s awesome. Yup, that’s it. But what about double the trouble? Double the diapers? Double…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
August 5, 2019
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I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan

I woke up violently shaking and fading in and out of anesthesia-induced sleep. Through tired, scared eyes I could barely muster the strength to…

Baby, Motherhood
July 31, 2019
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Dear Expectant Mama, Here’s the Truth

To the expectant mother: Let me prepare you now by saying, whatever your expectations for how this day will go, throw them out the window. They are…

Baby, Motherhood
July 30, 2019
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The Last Few Weeks of Pregnancy Are So Hard

At 32 weeks in my pregnancy with my second child, my belly measured 39cm. Yes. That’s big. My doctor ordered a growth scan that afternoon which…

Grief, Loss
July 20, 2019
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There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage

Not again, I pleaded. Please, God, not again! I laid there on that cold examination table with my legs up on the stirrups, and my gut told me…

Baby, Child, Motherhood
July 19, 2019
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You’ll Never, Ever Be Too Old to Be My Baby

You were the baby. Our first. Our only, for a time. Until you weren’t. Until another came along. And then, just like that, you were big. So big.…

pregnancy

His Twin Gave Him Life—And Me, a Son

I’ll Cherish These Sacred Moments With You, Sweet Baby

Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?

Pregnancy After Loss Came With an Unexpected Side Effect

The Only Thing You Need to Know About Having Twins

I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan

Dear Expectant Mama, Here’s the Truth

The Last Few Weeks of Pregnancy Are So Hard

There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage

You’ll Never, Ever Be Too Old to Be My Baby

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