Izzy was a repeat, scheduled C-section due to my previous pregnancy being an emergency. I did look into the option of a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but ultimately Sterling…
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When Sterling and I found out we were pregnant, the much anticipated question of ‘boy or girl’ quickly became a hot topic. Will Eli and Kam add a little brother…
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Finding Your Why When a woman becomes pregnant, she doesn’t think of the things that could go wrong, because that honestly seems so outrageous that *our* or *your* baby would…
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Welcome to Holland A fellow Holland mom & friend I met in college shared this poem with me. Her son also has a very rare genetic condition and they are…
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It’s just so frustrating. Sterling and I wouldn’t trade Izzy for the world. But we could have prepared if we had known. We could have had her treated from birth…
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Home on the 4th of July with our perfect girl & first pediatrician appointment set up for 4 days later on July 8th. Because Sterling had torn his Achilles in…
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I found out I was pregnant Halloween of 2020, surprising Sterling with a fake scratch-off lottery ticket to share the news. Watching him confused, trying to decipher how to read…