While 75% percent of pregnant women will have nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, luckily only 1.5% are diagnosed with the more serious hyperemesis gravidarum. HG occurs when the nausea and vomiting is relentless despite all conservative measures, resulting in severe dehydration and weight loss. If ... View Post

Please excuse my absence from the blog these past few weeks.  I spent my Christmas vacation on a 10 day, 1600 mile road trip, visiting 4 states. Yes friends, my family decided to reenact not just the original National Lampoons Vacation but the Christmas Vacation as well. Besides the blizzard we ... View Post

I begged God for my children. I petitioned. . .contended. . .and pleaded with him to let me be a mom. I knew in my heart that my being a mom was part of his plan for my life and the asking and believing was as well. Here they are. . .my two beautiful miracles. Well worth the work {of said begging ... View Post

Dear wide-eyed and hopeful mama-to-be, I see you standing there, hands gently resting on your growing belly. . .full of life and hope and wonder. You carry beauty within and without, part of an incredible miracle. I know it’s hard and uncomfortable at times. But mostly it’s wonderful. The awe you ... View Post