Pregnancy + Postpartum

Last November my husband and I were so excited to find out that we were pregnant after only trying for a short while. We could hardly stand our excitement and decided to go ahead and tell our families and...

My husband, Matt, and I got married in the summer of 2006 while we were still in college. In fact, I had only been 20 for a few weeks before we tied the knot. Looking back, we were so...

When it comes to having babies, here are my numbers: I've had... 3 babies 2 pregnancies 2 C-sections 1 physical scar Lots of emotional scars Zero wheelchair rides out to my car while holding my carefully snuggled-in babe in the carseat. When it comes to thinking about...

I crouched forward, pressing my forehead to the cool bathroom tile, inwardly praising my husband for his recent scrub of the floor. I breathed in and out slowly, willing away the stomach upheaval and silently pleading for some semblance...

I was 35 weeks pregnant the day our twins were born, with an almost 3-year-old son at home. My husband was unemployed at the time, which was scary, but the fact that he was readily available at all times...

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I signed my husband and me up for all the classes that our hospital offered. Birth, breastfeeding, newborn care...you name it, we were there. The only one we missed was the night they...

Long before I ever conceived my daughter, I knew I wanted an unmedicated, natural birth. I knew I wanted as little interventions as possible. So when my husband and I finally became pregnant after years of trying, we immediately joined...

The tiny squish in this picture just turned one, and I know you know what I mean when I say my hormones are playing games with me. They're playing the "you want another one, don't you, mama?" game. While I am totally not...

The first baby was a breeze, it seemed. I don't know whether it was because he was a laid back child, or because we were excited first-time parents, or because there were 2 of us and only 1 child,...

It's been two weeks since our little boy was born, and my daughter was officially given the title of Big Sister.  Since finding out we were expecting baby number 2, one of my greatest sources of anxiety was how...

  I squinted against the dim lighting, scouring every inch of the sanctuary in an attempt to find her. The end of our Sunday morning service was drawing near, and as the chords of our final worship chorus ebbed to...

To begin, I feel it must be said that I firmly believe every birth is incredible! Whether you have a C-Section birth, a natural birth, a medicated birth, a home birth, a tub birth… Mama, you just birthed a...