Receiving unsolicited advice, stares, and touches unfortunately comes with the territory when you’re pregnant. A lot of it is born from good intentions, but that doesn’t make it okay. I thought I had heard all of the crazy, unhinged comments during my first pregnancy. I had strangers ask if I was married, if I was … More Things to Never Say to a Pregnant Twin Mom
As the snow fell, it was as if time slowed down and life came to a pause. With nowhere else to go but my own secret garden in my mind, I finally gained clarity on how I wanted to rest of my year to unfold. … More Self-Care Sunday #1
Maybe there’s a season of my life waiting for me in the future where I will get to be a stay-at-home mom again, and when that season comes, I’ll welcome it. But for now, I love my life and my motherhood journey for exactly what it is right here in the present. … More The Guilt of Wanting to be a Working Mom
With the birth of my twins right around the corner, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the first time I gave birth. Not only has it been over five years, so I’ve forgotten a lot, but I also don’t really have it well documented anywhere. Honestly, I didn’t do a fantastic job of documenting any … More My Birth Story with My Firstborn
While I’m grateful to have the ability to be pregnant, that gratitude co-exists with not recognizing who I see when I look in the mirror. Despite knowing that I’m literally making a human inside of my body, I struggle with all of the mental, emotional, and physical changes that come with pregnancy. … More Learning to Love Pregnancy
When my husband and I found out that we were expecting, we knew that this meant not just a big change in our lives, but in the lives of our three children, as well. Especially when we found out it was twins, we wanted to make sure that our kids were somewhat prepared for what … More 5 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for a New Sibling
We had planned on a tough pregnancy, but the one thing I hadn’t anticipated was how supported and taken care of I would feel throughout it. I might be physically carrying our children, but in a way my husband is carrying me and our girls by how supportive and involved he is during this pregnancy. … More Supporting Your Partner During Pregnancy
Nobody said being pregnant with twins would be easy. But I didn’t want to spend the rest of my pregnancy completely miserable. When pregnancy feels like anything but a gift, it’s important to find something — anything — to be grateful for, and to focus on the little wins. … More When Pregnancy Feels Like Anything But a Gift
Divorce is a huge change in everyone’s lives, parents and children alike. My daughter went from living in one house with both parents and all of her possessions, to splitting time between two houses, two parents, and two completely different ways of life. … More 5 Ways to Support Your Kids Through Divorce
No amount of tests and scans can fully alleviate the uncertainty and anxiety that tends to haunt a pregnancy after a loss. We are over the moon to be expecting two new babies, but nothing could have prepared me for how hard pregnancy after loss would be. … More Pregnancy After Loss
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