Dear Baby, I Will Protect You With Everything I Have
Dear baby, I will protect you with everything that I have. You deserve to come into this world safe and loved and protected. The…
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It’s a Strange Time to Be Pregnant
It’s such a strange time to be pregnant. That fact has never been more obvious then as she stands in the waiting room alone for her first,…
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Today I’m Sad For the Expecting Mamas
I went to my well-baby checkup today alone. I recorded the heartbeat for Ben to hear as this was the first appointment he’s had to miss due to the…
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To the Mom Expecting Two
To the momma who just saw more than one heartbeat fluttering on the screen. To the momma who just found out there are multiple babies starting a life…
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Check in With Your Pregnant Friends
Check in with your pregnant friends. Because the weight of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t what they thought they’d be carrying. And…
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I Carried You—But You Look Just Like Your Daddy
My boy, I grew you in my womb. I prayed for you and ate healthy food for you. I lost sleep from your elbow in my ribs and your weight on my bladder.…
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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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The Baby We Hide Deserves to Be Known
You know about the child I lost. It was 2007, and I was pregnant with my second. Everything seemed to be going well as far as pregnancy is…
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Here’s to the Keepers of Warrior Hearts
Do you remember those first moments with your newborn? Most of us likely experienced a mix of bliss paired with some nervous apprehension as we…
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To the Woman Staring at Another Pregnancy Test
To any woman picking this box up to stare at it in longing, in mourning, in hesitation. To wonder. To wish. To throw it in her shopping cart again…
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