“Not feeling them inside me was a roller coaster of emotions. At times I felt as if this was not even happening. Having these two bundles finally lay on my chest for skin to skin contact allowed me to feel that connection with them I had missed.”
My Mom Delivered My Babies (After Cervical Cancer Stole My Birthing Ability)
‘Moms will never treat themselves, so it’s up to us to do it for them.’
“Most of our shopping trips end in the old, ‘Let’s just go, it’s too hard, they’re tired.’ She normally leaves defeated, and without the things she needed.”
Motherhood Is The Most Thankless Job There Is
“Thank you for doing the most amazing, thankless job there is with so much love.”
‘When am I going to get my baby brother? I just want my baby brother.’: After losing a baby at 11 weeks, mom is THRILLED to tell her son he’d finally get ‘his baby brother’
“His smallness took my breath away. That night, my in-laws brought Mikey to see me. We told him he finally had his baby brother. The first time Mikey saw him, he beamed. ‘He has red hair just like me!’ I feel honored to witness their love. It’s as if the two of them were destined to be each other’s brother.”
‘This is what happens when you see your baby’s head pop out and go back in’
“She was only in labor for 9 minutes!”
‘My pregnancy was real. Really brief. Really scary. Really exciting. Really hopeful. Really exhausting.’
“I know for some struggling to conceive, seeing others pregnant can be triggering. For me, being pregnant was triggering.”
‘The man in the stall next to me was holding back tears of laughter, laughter that busted loose when she called me a ‘pooping-farting robot.’: Dad recalls hilarious gas station bathroom incident during road trip
“I had no choice but to take my 4-year-old into the stall with me. Aspen watched as I struggled, blue eyes wide and supportive, hands clapping. Good job, Daddy! Good job! You make two poops! Now three poops! I’m four!'”
I Will Never Apologize For The Noise My Children Make
“To outsiders, our noise is disruptive and is often perceived as bordering on disrespectful.”
‘He says: ‘Oh, so you just stay home and look after the kids?”
“We went to a wedding the other week.. They started that awkward conversation which we all have when we meet new adults. ‘So what do you do with yourself?'”
My Toddler Drowned—Here’s What I Want You To Know
“How could I have known that every parent’s worst nightmare would be my reality? It happened so quickly.”