Pregnancy

Morning sickness, the dreaded symptom of pregnancy. Now in my second pregnancy, I've heard many different stories of struggles with this delightful side effect. What you hear from the old wives' tale isn't true. Not everyone who is pregnant...

C-sections seem to be on the rise these days. I know more women than not who’ve given birth via c-section. I had my first c-section in November of 2010. My son wasn’t due for six more weeks, but due...

The third baby. Possibly, the last baby. I was always so sure that I would have more than three kids. When I got pregnant with our third baby, I didn’t think this pregnancy would possibly be my last. I...

The Mayo Clinic describes the Quad Screen as "a routine prenatal test that measures levels of four substances in a pregnant women's blood. It evaluates your chance of carrying a baby who has any of the following conditions: Down...

Pandemics like the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be scary for anyone, but when you are in your third trimester and approaching your due date, it adds an extra level of stress and worry. I am due toward the middle...

Ever since the idea of even having kids came into my mind, I knew that I wanted boys. It’s not that girls are bad; many of my close friends have wonderful little girls and the girls in my oldest...

From one Momma to another, isn’t it the greatest to be seen and loved on when you’re in a season of change? Going from one kid to two then three kids have by far been the greatest life shifts....

The second I found out I was having twins I knew there would be a lot of changes. I thought we were pretty settled with everything we needed to add a second baby to the family. Suddenly we needed...

If you read my other post You Are Not a Failure, you will know that I had an unexpected C-section. Sometimes you know ahead of time and can prepare for the process. Other times you can't. Once I was...

As I sat with my toddler during the witching hour (4pm in our house), sleep deprived, overly tired, and getting "hangry," I noticed my toddler and I are more alike right now than ever. While I'm in the never-ending...