When Miracles Happen

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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...

Lost

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Until recently I’ve been telling people that I lost a son. I don’t say it much, mind you, because it is not something that easily comes up in conversation. However, when the...

Motherhood: The Ride

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New mama, you are about to begin the ride of your life. Right now you still might be in shock that this is happening. You might be excited or nervous or relieved that you are finally going on this...

Mind The Gap

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First things first: mind the gap.  If you've never been to London, you may not know what I'm talking about. In fact, I myself had never heard the phrase until I stepped off the plane in Heathrow airport.  I...
As we grow older, our visions of the future change from careers to marriage and then family. I come from a family of four and am the younger of two girls. As the younger sibling, I always wanted my...
"When are you due?" "Are you having a boy or a girl?" Awkward pause. Split-second decision. Do you answer: a.) Actually, I'm having twins! b.) I'm not pregnant. c.) I just had a baby a few months ago. And I still haven't lost all...
It has been quite some time now since we registered for our little bundle of joy, but oh, I can remember it like yesterday. We were excited and disorganized. We were living long distance at the time. Dale had...
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...
I have a three-year-old daughter and am expecting baby number two in December. We waited until about week eleven or twelve to tell her that she was going to be a big sister soon because we figured once she...
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...

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Guide to Indoor Play Places

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Winters in Iowa are known to be long and cold and spring tends to be rainy and windy but that doesn’t mean your family...

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