Dec 14, 2020AnticipationMy first baby, woke me up in the middle of the night. Woke dad up, we were excited, and nervous! There were no cell phones back then, so...
Dec 14, 2020Terrified I wouldn’t recognize my own childI remember right after my daughter was born they took her to the nursery, cleaned me up and moved me from the birthing room to a regular...
Dec 14, 2020I write this not knowing what the future holdsTrigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to miscarriage. Pure exhaustion, beyond any flu; vulnerability that can’t be...
Dec 14, 2020I am discovering who I am, againMy nurse on the day we left the hospital: “isn’t it amazing, it’s like your heart left your body and is now in the world” she said. This...