Let’s play Two Truths and a Lie: I’m excited to go back to work. I’ve loved staying at home with my kids. I’m embracing this change. I’m excited to go back to work. Starting out with a lie right here. I mean yes, I’m excited to rediscover an aspect of my person that has been … Read more >>
A side effect of being a preemie is a compromised immune system. Developmentally, preemies are expected to catch up by age 2, but I have yet to receive an age at which their immune systems will catch up. From what I’ve read, increased susceptibility to illness and infection is a lifelong health risk for babies … Read more >>
In discussing Caleb and Danae’s upcoming speech evaluation with another triplet mom, I asked whether my perspective on developmental delays and disabilities is different because of my experience as a mom of preemies and multiples. Long-term developmental and intellectual “issues” often go hand-in-hand with these kiddos. Chris and I knew this from almost Day 1, … Read more >>
Our Pregnancy Rob and I were ecstatic when we found out I was pregnant in 2014. We had experienced a second trimester miscarriage 5 years earlier and had been dealing with infertility since that time. But our first round of IVF had proved successful. We went to our first ultrasound hoping to see a heartbeat … Read more >>
