A friend sent this to me a few weeks ago, and as I watched it, and as I reflected on my own journey through infant loss, I remembered the first few weeks after we lost the boys, when I was just doing a ton of reading. For some reason, it was both cathartic and therapeutic […]
What They Don’t Talk about at Birthing Classes
As many of you know, last weekend we were at birthing classes all weekend at the hospital where we will be having Caleb sometime in the next four weeks(!). They were helpful, we saw a lot of videos of births and learned about some possible situations that folks might not be expecting (e.g. emergency c-section). […]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Being Pregnant Again After Losing Children
We’ve had about thirteen weeks to be sitting with this idea of being pregnant after Micah & Judah…sometimes it feels similar to our first pregnancy. Sometimes it feels much different. I told someone we were pregnant a few weeks ago; I don’t remember where we were, but they asked, “So is this your first?” Again, […]
First Hurdle Passed
So I’ve been waiting to do a little bit of a redesign/update on this blog. But I wanted to wait until we passed that magical number of weeks: 12. I didn’t want to make changes to the site and then…have something happen. So I waited until 12 weeks. That’s what they tell you, right? Make […]
2 Months and An Offering
As many around the world are celebrating the birth of a baby boy today, today marks 2 months since our two baby boys both entered and left this world. I’m feeling a mix of emotions today and know there are so many around the world who just try to grin and bear it through the […]
Holding Hope: Guidance for Grieving Pregnancy Loss During Advent
A Presbyterian minister who we went to Columbia Theological Seminary with has put together an Advent devotional specifically for those grieving pregnancy loss. It is called Holding Hope: Guidance for Grieving Pregnancy Loss During Advent and was written by Ashley-Anne Masters. This is the first type of devotional I’ve seen specifically for those dealing with […]
What We Learned From the Visit to the Perinatologist
Last week Sarah and I went to meet with a perinatologist. As I wrote last week, I was a bit nervous about the appointment and about the information that we would learn. But the appointment went about as well as could be expected and so I thought I’d just share a bit about it here. […]
Hope Deferred: Heart-Healing Reflections on Reproductive Loss
I’ve been doing some reading on loss and grief the past few weeks, but some of the most profound essays I’ve read on the subject have come out of a little book called “Hope Deferred: Heart-Healing Reflections on Reproductive Loss.” Wow. This book is amazing, and worth reading even if you haven’t gone through any […]