They're in a better place: as a parent, it's hard to accept that there is a better place for my child than with me, and even though I know being with God is the best place, it won't stop my longing. Anything that begins with At least is probably more hurtful
Read MoreToday, I want to share a photo-a-day project I'm participating in called "Capture Your Grief," which was created by Carly Marie, an amazing force in the babyloss community. It provides a way for bereaved families to process and share their grief during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (click the
Read MoreAs the 5th approached, I started wondering what I could write about. I'm still hesitant to write about Charlie much, maybe because I think of this as a space for remembering my other babies, maybe partly because being a part of the baby loss community, I feel guilty sharing about
Read MoreI have yet to write about Charlie's entrance into this world, especially in this space, but if you've been visiting, you probably noticed the tweets and Instagram pics of my earth baby. That story will come... I am still processing his birth. Today, I wanted to share Charlie's first event: A
Read MoreToday is not my first Mothers Day... I became a mother four years ago, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, when I saw two lines that changed me forever. When I delivered my first baby, stillborn at 18 weeks, then held his small body in my arms, I was still his
Read MoreToday is not my first Mothers Day... I became a mother four years ago, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, when I saw two lines that changed me forever. When I delivered my first baby, stillborn at 18 weeks, then held his small body in my arms, I was still his
Read MoreThis past Sunday was my 30th birthday. It wasn't until last week when Louie I were talking about my birthday and he mentioned The big 3-0 that I realized how old I was turning. My response was, Nooo... I'm not turning 30, yet. Wait. I am. Really??? I remember when 30
Read MoreIt's been a long time since I've updated specifically about Bumble Bee, who, as you must have gathered from the title of this post is a boy. We've named him Charlie. And there will be ultrasound photos at the end of this post. When we found out we were having another
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