A miscarriage is one of those things you absolutely cannot understand until you’ve experienced it. Before my miscarriage, I had an outsider’s perspective on this kind of loss. When I learned someone had a miscarriage, I’d feel for them the way I feel for a friend when they lose a grandparent. It’s devastating, of course. […]

I had taken the classes, skimmed a few books, spent endless amounts of hours Googling random pregnancy symptoms. I had asked my midwife questions I would never utter to anyone else on this entire planet but nothing prepared me for motherhood.  I had done it. After 9 long months of pregnancy, way too many midwife […]

My husband and I were together for eight years before we had our son. Eight fun years of dates, vacations, lazy weekends watching Netflix, and eating popcorn. We were thrilled to start a family together, and simply could not wait to be parents. We loved talking about all the fun things we would do as […]

I knew that sleep would be disrupted when you had a baby, but not to the extent that we experienced. I figured it was normal to be exhausted with a newborn, and it would eventually pass as she got older. However, our daughter was a little more challenging than the average baby. Mackenzie always needed […]

  Hi everyone! My name is Daniel Place, and I am the father of Parker Place. Parker was a true blessing to my family, and Brooke and I were truly excited to be parents. Parker was always a happy baby, which was very surprising since he was the worst sleeper. I would tell my co-workers […]