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Just our family of three: The birth of Olive Kate
Dear Olive Kate, I can't believe that it's already been 8 weeks since you were born. We are so lucky to be your parents; [...]
Super dad: The birth of Ethan
I spent months preparing for the arrival of my little sunshine, reading articles and stories about childbirth. With each story, I became more uncertain [...]
One tiny fighter: The birth of Arthur
When I found out in October of 2012 that I was pregnant, it came as quite a shock to my partner and me. A [...]
Bless his little heart: The birth of Asher
Monday, October 1, we called the hospital and they told us to come in at 7:15 p.m. for our scheduled medical inducement. You were [...]
American heart
At the 1996 Olympic games, Shannon Miller wowed the world when she became the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history. Now the gold medalist, [...]
In the reflection: The birth of Vera
I am writing this to document the birth of my first niece, Vera Elizabeth Register, born a healthy 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 20 [...]
Namaste: The birth of Ryan
Looking back on the days leading up to Ryan's birth, I guess I should have known something was brewing, but I had convinced myself [...]
An adventure from the start: The birth of Gavin
The birth of Gavin was an adventure that started at about 26 weeks pregnant. It was then that I started having preterm labor, which [...]
A beautiful prize awaiting: The birth of Aveline
After experiencing nearly a week of fairly regular contractions that would continue to stall, I knew something felt different the Thursday evening before we [...]
An extension of our love: The birth of Sofia
I opted for an all natural water birth. I never realized how many women define "all natural" as a vaginal birth with pain medication (i.e. epidural). [...]
Love at last: The birth of Raven Marie
My husband and I have been together for almost four years now, and back when we started dating I was told I would never have [...]
The postdelivery party favor
The ultimate multitasker The placenta is a pancake-shaped organ that grows alongside your developing baby from the moment of conception. Connected by the umbilical [...]
Telling her story: The birth of Athena
Photo by Holly Jones Photo On our due date, April 6th, I should have known that new hormones were at work when [...]
Lessons from my baby: The birth of Luca
It all started at Scalini's, the nearby restaurant that was famous for promising labor within two days of eating their eggplant parmesan. When I [...]
Crazy blessed: The birth of Evelyn and Elijah
There haven't been many times in my life where I have been uncertain if I could keep going. Being pregnant with twins and reaching [...]
A pretty good start to a life: The birth of Fitz
My due date was April 29, 2011. It was a Friday. That night, my husband Rusty and I went to dinner with a bunch of [...]
My heart grew bigger: The birth of Micah
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th (11 days before my due date) I woke up suddenly to wet pants. I was pretty sure [...]
The aftermath
The baby’s here, and your pregnancy complaints are over—but the post-delivery aftershocks are only just beginning... [Note:] These are typical effects of a vaginal [...]
Just our family of three: The birth of Olive Kate
Dear Olive Kate, I can't believe that it's already been 8 weeks since you were born. We are so lucky to be your parents; [...]
Super dad: The birth of Ethan
I spent months preparing for the arrival of my little sunshine, reading articles and stories about childbirth. With each story, I became more uncertain [...]
One tiny fighter: The birth of Arthur
When I found out in October of 2012 that I was pregnant, it came as quite a shock to my partner and me. A [...]
Bless his little heart: The birth of Asher
Monday, October 1, we called the hospital and they told us to come in at 7:15 p.m. for our scheduled medical inducement. You were [...]
American heart
At the 1996 Olympic games, Shannon Miller wowed the world when she became the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history. Now the gold medalist, [...]
In the reflection: The birth of Vera
I am writing this to document the birth of my first niece, Vera Elizabeth Register, born a healthy 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 20 [...]
Namaste: The birth of Ryan
Looking back on the days leading up to Ryan's birth, I guess I should have known something was brewing, but I had convinced myself [...]
An adventure from the start: The birth of Gavin
The birth of Gavin was an adventure that started at about 26 weeks pregnant. It was then that I started having preterm labor, which [...]
A beautiful prize awaiting: The birth of Aveline
After experiencing nearly a week of fairly regular contractions that would continue to stall, I knew something felt different the Thursday evening before we [...]
An extension of our love: The birth of Sofia
I opted for an all natural water birth. I never realized how many women define "all natural" as a vaginal birth with pain medication (i.e. epidural). [...]
Love at last: The birth of Raven Marie
My husband and I have been together for almost four years now, and back when we started dating I was told I would never have [...]
The postdelivery party favor
The ultimate multitasker The placenta is a pancake-shaped organ that grows alongside your developing baby from the moment of conception. Connected by the umbilical [...]
Telling her story: The birth of Athena
Photo by Holly Jones Photo On our due date, April 6th, I should have known that new hormones were at work when [...]
Lessons from my baby: The birth of Luca
It all started at Scalini's, the nearby restaurant that was famous for promising labor within two days of eating their eggplant parmesan. When I [...]
Crazy blessed: The birth of Evelyn and Elijah
There haven't been many times in my life where I have been uncertain if I could keep going. Being pregnant with twins and reaching [...]
A pretty good start to a life: The birth of Fitz
My due date was April 29, 2011. It was a Friday. That night, my husband Rusty and I went to dinner with a bunch of [...]
My heart grew bigger: The birth of Micah
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th (11 days before my due date) I woke up suddenly to wet pants. I was pretty sure [...]
The aftermath
The baby’s here, and your pregnancy complaints are over—but the post-delivery aftershocks are only just beginning... [Note:] These are typical effects of a vaginal [...]
