This Boy…

This is the boy who wasn’t expected to survive the pregnancy due to cord tangling with his monoamniotic twin. This boy wasn’t expected to live past his second day, when I met him for the first time to possibly say “hello” and “goodbye” in the same breath. This boy gave us five weeks of scares …

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To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 4}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} Let’s see where am I in this epic tale of your birth… Oh yes, it’s late January, I’m as big as the Mega Bus, and you are about to make your grand entry into our world. I’m not going to sugar coat it, the last few days before your …

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As Thick As Thieves

Brooks and Clark are two peas in a pod.  They’ve shared a womb, they’ve survived a miracle, they’ve shared a crib, and now they share a room together.  Yet the love they have for one another goes deeper than location or circumstance.   No one has to encourage them to play together or pretend with …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 14 – Finding Out the Gender in a Quad Pregnancy

Picking up from where I left off last Rewind… “But wait, there was another surprise in store for us during the ultrasound.This surprise was responsible for putting the largest smile on my husbands face that I have ever witnessed and nearly gave me a heart attack.  All of this before heading in to a major …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 12

First Trimester: Although it’s a bit of a blur now, the uncertain days of the first trimester seemed to last a lifetime.  Every week, we returned to my RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist) to complete blood work and count heartbeats while we held our breaths. Although we knew that one or more of the embryos disappearing or …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 11

****If you happen to be new to our blogging family, you might need to catch up on the KIRR posts numbers 1-10 HERE.**** I’ve avoided writing this post for weeks now, because this point of our journey is still painful to look back on.  However, I’m once again overwhelmed with an undeserving gratefulness to God …

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FAQ: Part 1

During my move to WordPress, we rearranged some things. You can find the content that used to be here on the FAQ: Part 1 page.

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 10

I don’t know if I’ll get through this post without fighting back tears, but I’ll give it my best shot… Two weeks after the shock of our lives, (finding out we were expecting triplets), I found myself back on that same cold table, staring blankly at the black and white screen.  I immediately saw the …

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