“When I was 36 weeks pregnant with my daughter, an ultrasound revealed she had stopped growing at around 33 weeks’ gestation and I was immediately
“When Chase died the thing that got me out of bed in the beginning was our 8-month-old son, Jack. He made me push through my
“Dear Baby I Never Met, I never got to see your face, but I’ve imagined it more times than I could count. I was never
“To the other adults in the room this is fine. A grown man looms behind my 3-year-old daughter. Occasionally he will poke or tickle her
“The word ‘acne’ was never part of my vocabulary, nor do I recall hearing the word, until I was impacted by this chronic skin condition
“My now-husband, Chayd, and I were high school sweethearts who had just graduated together the year before. We were young, in love, and set to
“I thought June 8, 2018, would have been the worst day of my life – that was the day the ER doctor pulled the curtain,
“I have always been a planner. A few months after my husband and I got married, we decided to start trying for a baby. After
“We went to Olive Garden a few days before Tommy’s surgery. We had an amazing server who played well with our children when we warned
“When I tell other mamas that I have 5 kids who were all out of diapers by walking, and that I haven’t had to potty