Pregnancy

As I embark on day 6 past my due date, I wonder how much longer I will go until I meet my new baby.  My first child was born at 40 weeks 1 day, but only after 23 hours...

As the thought of having a child became more of a reality, I started paying closer attention to the families I saw around me - restaurants, grocery stores, my own friends. Then the mental lists began. When I have a...

When my son was born almost 3 years ago he nursed almost immediately after delivery and did so for 15 months. When my daughter was born not even 2 years later she nursed almost immediately after delivery but hardly gained weight. But...

As my 3rd trimester comes to an end, I’m constantly making lists of things to do before baby arrives. This will be my second delivery, and although I’ve been way more relaxed this time around, I still have mild...

There are so many things you envision in your life. But it always seems that life has its very own agenda. No matter how much we will something to happen, it appears the plan has already been laid and that things...

I don’t know why, but I felt compelled to write about this experience and I did so in a letter to the baby I recently miscarried.  My intention is not to receive sympathy, but rather to encourage and pray for other...

Remember that moment? The one when you saw those two pink lines on the test or your doctor delivered the news or you received that placement call...you know what I mean. I'm talking about the moment you realized your...

When I first found out I was going to become a mom, I had this mental list of what I wasn't going to do and what I was going to definitely do with my new baby. Little did I...