I don’t normally talk politics but today I’m going to make an exception. As a parent, Saturday’s news has filled me with so much relief. For the past 4 years, I’ve wondered. How do you tell your children that being cruel and mean can make you the most powerful person in America? Now, I can tell my children that hate doesn’t make you a leader. I can tell my children that compassion, honesty, morality, and integrity does.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: (Chapter 11) “My Labor Story”
At 39 weeks exactly, I woke up to contractions and by the afternoon, we welcomed our beautiful rainbow baby into the world. This is my labor story.
My Rainbow Baby Diary (Chapter 10): Prodromal Labor or Braxton Hicks
I can’t believe I’m almost 35 weeks pregnant. The days have gone so fast and so slow all at once. The past two weeks, I have learned that Braxton Hicks aren’t the only type of false contractions you can experience long before labor: prodromal labor is the worst and I can’t wait for the next few weeks to pass.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 9 “The Longest Third Trimester Ever”
I remember the third trimester feeling long with aches and exhaustion. However, nothing could’ve prepared me for a third trimester under Stay at Home orders during Covid-19. It’s been four weeks at home and I feel like the other shoe keeps dropping.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 8 “Covid 19”
There were many things I feared going into my rainbow baby pregnancy. Social isolation, lack of essential supplies, and a deadly viral outbreak were definitely not on that list. Yet here we are.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 7 “Viability”
I’m 24 weeks and officially reached viability. While I still fret some days, I’m starting to feel a little calmer, especially the more she kicks.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 6 “The Week That Never Ends”
As I entered week 19, I found new struggles from battling insomnia to the arrival of Braxton Hicks, all while trying to find a balance between my life as a stay at home mom and working on building my blog.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 5 (We’re Having a…”
Entering the second trimester with my rainbow baby, my nerves finally started to calm. My pregnancy brain kicked into overdrive, I started to feel flutters, and we learned the gender of the baby!
Helping Your Child Find Their Passion
As a parent of a young child, it can be so hard to figure out what our child will feel passionate about. Will that basketball we get them make them dream of being a pro athlete? Will that little piano be their first steps to being the next Mozart? Or will that doctor’s kit be their first steps to dreams of medical school? You just never know.
My Rainbow Baby Diary (Chapter 4): Finding Peace
As I entered my 12th week, I was still a bundle of nerves and yet I could feel myself finally coming to peace with my journey.