“Like many 2020 brides, COVID-19 cancelled our wedding plans. However, one thing it didn’t cancel was the love between my husband and I. Heck, marrying my husband was so nice, I decided to do it twice!”
‘My wedding dress came from Amazon, as did his tie and shirt. We call it our Amazon wedding.’: COVID bride details pandemic marriage journey, ‘I married my husband twice!’
‘I love you, I hope you know that. But I’m small and new and I can’t say it yet. So the tears will come when I need you, and sometimes I feel yours too.’: Mom pens touching letter from perspective of newborn
“I can’t wait to know more about the you before me, but right now it’s ‘us.’ As I fall asleep. As we breathe each other in. When I wake, again and again, searching for you, you’re searching for you, too. You are my constant.”
‘THE BABY’S COMING OUT!’ My husband dies and comes back to life. I pull my pants down. He yells to pull them back up. Too late. Here’s baby’s head.’: Mom hilariously recounts giving birth in car
“I was under the impression I didn’t need to head to the hospital until they were 2-3 minutes apart. WRONG. My daughter decided she couldn’t wait until we made it to the hospital.”
‘He is our backbone. His words comfort like a warm blanket. He tells me it will be okay, even when he knows it may not.’: Woman shares ode to ‘present’ fathers
“Their whole life they’re told they need to be men. Until…they’re in the delivery room and it’s time for them to become fathers. And everything they’ve been told, everything they’ve learned, just withers away at their fingertips.”
You Are The Reason I Get Up Each Morning—You Are The Light At The End Of Every Tunnel
“Even though I sometimes lose sight of what I have, you are my constant reminder I am blessed. For you, everything is worth it. You have shown me a love like no other.”
‘It’s ultra rare. There are only 14 cases worldwide. Brace yourselves for what you’ll read on the internet.’: Mom advocates for son with rare Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
“After weeks of a pity party, one day, I looked into Hunter’s eyes and a switch flipped. I was in a race against time and had to make every minute count.”
‘While my client rested, I folded a few loads of laundry, cleaned her kitchen, looked after her older kids, and made kale soup.’: Doula reminds us to ‘nurture postpartum moms’
“Much of what I do for my clients is not the role of a postpartum doula. But that’s okay. I’m working to change the way we support new moms.”
‘Why aren’t you breastfeeding?’ My voice clipped from the wind punched out of my gut.’: Mom urges ‘you don’t owe anyone an explanation for how you feed your baby’
“The first time I gave him his first bottle I wept – with relief, with guilt. There were so many feelings. I never went back to that fitness group.”
‘I woke and found this picture on my phone my husband snuck. Normally, I’d get annoyed. But not this time. This was different.’: Mom of 3 urges ‘these are the moments you’ll want to remember’
“Right now, I’m in the trenches. This phase of motherhood, although it can be exhausting and overwhelming, I don’t ever want to forget it.”
‘Do you ever put that baby down?’ The question was unwarranted and filled with judgement.’: Mom urges ‘just hold the baby, you won’t regret it’
“You’ll blink and they’ll be walking. You’ll turn around and they’ll start running away from you. And you’ll wish you would’ve held them more when they let you. You’ll wish you could rock them to sleep again and watch those little eyes flutter as they’re dreaming.”
