A Birth Story – Expect the Unexpected
by Jen
When I was pregnant, I always loved reading other mom’s birth stories. I love how personal they are and how different labor can be for everyone. It helped prepare me...
Turner Syndrome Awareness Month: What these Moms Want You to Know
by Leah Pihlaja
At 17 weeks pregnant, I received the news we would be adding a baby girl to our spunky family of three. Not only did we receive this exciting news, but...
She-Ra Standing: A Semi-Stubborn, Cutting-it-Close Christmas Birth Story
by Kate Awsumb
It was a verifiable miracle: Somehow I woke up on Christmas morning able to cram my 40-weeks-pregnant belly into my festive footie pajamas and zip them up. Even though it...
Yes, My Kid was Born on Christmas, and No, I Didn’t Plan That
by Kate Awsumb
I didn’t exactly plan for my water to break in my festive footie pajamas after a big Christmas breakfast. But then again, the due date listed on my chart was...
June Baby
by Lauren Jerle
Before I knew we’d struggle with infertility, I imagined a June baby. My husband and I both have June birthdays. A baby born in the same month as us sounded...
A Different View of Adoption
Adoption. When you hear the word, many picture this beautiful love story of a child in a war-torn country, living in a run-down orphanage being welcomed into a picture-perfect family...
You are Invited: “Her” Retirement Party!
OFFICE MEMO: She’s tired, bearing scars, much looser than days before. It’s time. I know it, she knows it but for me it’s harder to come to terms. I’m...
That Time I Dropped Off My Baby at Daycare and Didn’t Cry
by Kate Awsumb
It took 10 weeks and 5 days after my daughter’s birth to get to D-Day. Two-and-a-half months of perfect days and perfectly imperfect nights, snuggling, cooing, feeling the sunshine on...
Three Things Led Me To My Biological Family | Part II
by Leah Pihlaja
I found my birth mother on February 19, 2014. One can only imagine the emotions, thoughts and questions that quickly go through someone’s brain once a realization like this comes to...
Three Things Led Me To My Biological Family | Part I
by Leah Pihlaja
I’ve known my birth parents for less than a year – approximately eight months. Back in June 2014, with an encouraging push from family and friends, I began a self search...
My Next Nursery Will Have These 5 Things
by Kate Awsumb
Our little critter’s nursery is great— bright and colorful, lots of storage, a stain-proof rug. And it got her sleeping through the night at an I-better-not-say-it-for-risk-of-being-hated age. But considering the...
Working Mom Guilt: It’s Real and It Sucks
by Annie
I work full time in a career that I enjoy and am passionate about, and my partner works more than full time, which means our kids are in full time...
I’m One of Those Ballooning Pregnant Women
by Marielle
I always dreamed of being one of those super fit pregnant women who didn’t look pregnant anywhere other than in their belly. You know, the kind whose bodies look exactly...
40 Weeks In, 40 Weeks Out: Motherhood is About Growing and Shrinking
by Kate Awsumb
I’ve suffered from a strange ailment for years: I enjoy running. Long distances. When no one is chasing me. Six months before I found out I was pregnant, I ran...
