Birth Day As you're pregnant, you dream of the day you'll have your baby. You'll see them for the first time, hold them, and tell them you love them. It's a celebration of life that we mark every year on that special day. However, sometimes that birth day isn't the birthday that you've been hoping for. I never want to sound ungrateful for my miracles, and I'm not … [Read more...]
December 2017 Goals with a November Review
December 2017 Goals How can I be writing out my December 2017 goals? I'm honestly not sure what happened to November. One minute I was trying to figure out what to do with all the leftover Halloween candy, and the next thing I know it was Thanksgiving. It went by in such a blur, I'm not even sure that I accomplished one thing from my goal list. Mostly because I can't even … [Read more...]
World Prematurity Day 2017: Why I’m Grateful
World Prematurity Day 2017 Today is a very special day. It is a day we honor all those babies born way too soon and very sick. The littlest fighters. Our heroes. Miracle babies. Today is World Prematurity Day 2017. A Few Facts 1 in 10 babies are born premature each year. These babies are born anytime before a full-term birth of 38 weeks. World … [Read more...]
An Emergency C-Section and a Premature Birth
Emergency C-Section I had my tonsils removed when I was 19. Before that, the only thing close to surgery was when I got my wisdom teeth removed at age 17. I'd only stayed overnight in a hospital one time before my emergency c-section. Scared and alone, with the exception of those 2 small babies in my belly, I had my first major surgery. While my life wasn't in danger, It … [Read more...]
Writer’s Block Buster: 5 Favorites Tag
Writer's Block I've had a bit of writer's block lately. With lots more time on my hands now that the boys are in school, I find there's a lot more I want/need to get done. Really, there are the same amount of things, I just now feel like I don't have any excuses when they don't happen. Like dinner. Or laundry. Or a clean house. Then, I don't even know where to … [Read more...]
