Pregnancy

In my last post, I told you all how I applied to two agencies and joined an online surrogate classified site, this helped me decide in the direction of my surrogate plan.  Just like anything else in life, you...

Raising a baby apparently takes a lot of stuff. {At least that is what retailers try to lead new moms to believe.}  As a soon-to-be new mom, I am bombarded with ads for diaper cream, breast pads, sleeps, swaddlers,...

This is it. Just a few short (endless) days or weeks left of my last pregnancy. These are the last baby kicks that I’ll feel from the inside, the last time I’ll wake my husband from slumber with the words,...

 I'd like to introduce you to the cutest, sweetest baby you'll ever meet (OK, I'm probably a little biased): Henrik Everett. Henrik made his appearance approximately four weeks ahead of schedule and caught both his daddy and I by...

(Wanted and Unwanted Opinions & Advice) I am the first one to admit – I am a first time mom and feel completely clueless on what to do with the baby once he gets here. Social media has been a...

Ah, the shock terror anxiety EXCITEMENT of finding out you’re expecting a baby! You’ve made it through informing daddy and seen his reaction (that is a whole post in itself!)  Now you have to decide when and how to tell...

We are in this together. It’s the phrase I’ve heard 1,000 times. It’s the phrase that supposed to sustain us, to get us through. And it does help, it really does. But it’s also true that each of us is going...

I gave birth in the middle of a pandemic. I write this as my newborn sleeps peacefully on my chest. The weight of her tiny body a reminder of what I accomplished during a very stressful time for so many. It...