Grief is an extremely intimate thing. Usually, we aren’t given a choice when it comes to inviting people into our circle of grief. When a person dies, we can’t hide it. However, we can limit how many people know about a miscarriage. So then the question becomes: what are the pros and cons of telling people about…
My Dollar Tree was freshly stocked with some fun spring items. Look for these $1 spring finds at your Dollar Tree! What to Buy at Dollar Tree: Spring Edition 1. Salt and Pepper Shakers – I can’t get over the cuteness of these ceramic chick and bunny salt & pepper shakers. 2. Refrigerator Magnet Set…
Our newest little bundle of joy was born on January 25th, but Isaac’s birth story starts way before that. Low Fluid When Grace was born in 2009, I was induced because the amniotic fluid level was dangerously low. Her birth ended up being a natural and fast delivery. When Noah was born in 2012, we…
It is a boy!! Our tie-breaker baby was born on Wednesday, January 25th. Baby Isaac weighed 7 lb exactly and was 20.5″ long. Isaac born one week after his due date, and he was completely worth the wait! I had been hoping for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but that didn’t work out for us….
Today is my due date. Yep. And I’m still pregnant. How I’ve been feeling: Big. Huge. Gigantic. – I’m pretty much at the beached whale stage over here. Heartburn – I never quite know how well I am going to sleep each night. Some nights leave me exhausted with heartburn, and then the next night…
I am 30 weeks pregnant with baby Hoffer #3. By this time, it feels like it was almost years ago when Nate and I told our kids that we are having another baby. Yet, I wanted to share this precious moment with you. (I am 24 weeks along in the photo above.) It was important to me…