Birth Stories

It should have been my baby’s 1st birthday. But it wasn’t. There was no birthday cake, no balloons, no party. Just me, feeling sad about what could have been, what should have been. I’d lost that baby more than...

Having two little boys at home, we were shocked to find out we were going to have a little girl! We had already picked out her name years ago, before we were even married. So it was no question...

“You have been pushing for over three hours.  We cannot get this baby out. I think we need to do a C-section.” These are words I always dreaded hearing. It felt like I had been punched in the gut....

Dear Adrienne, Thanksgiving to me is almost as big of a milestone as your upcoming first birthday. It’s the beginning of your birth story. It’s also the beginning of when I thought I might lose you. This is why I...

Our sweet baby girl entered the world four months ago. I have been getting so many questions about how she is doing, how her birth was, etc. When I tell people our birth story I always mention that we...

When my husband and I found out we were pregnant with kiddo number 1, I was still a mere child myself at only 18 years old. We had a U-Haul packed and were planning to move to a new...

My oldest daughter was born June 3, 2001. Many of you readers were in college, high school, or (gasp) junior high during that time. I was 30 years old and pregnant. Now I know it really doesn’t seem like...

I would like to take a minute to dedicate this article to the amazing nurses and hospital staff at St. Luke’s Birthing Center, as well as Dr. Orr and Dr. Pickering of OB GYN Specialists in Cedar Rapids. My husband...

There I was, sitting alone on the toilet in our master bathroom, trying to avoid glancing over at the thin little stick sitting on the counter.  One minute passed, then two.  After three full minutes I dared to pick...

It's that time again: back-to-school!  Time for new backpacks, new teachers, and the ever-popular "first day of school picture".  If you're looking for ways to spice up those photos this year, and maybe you aren't the most crafty/creative mom,...