Every time we get pregnant my husband and I say to each other, “Maybe this time we should wait to tell people”. And then we blab to the very first person we see. Every time, including this recent pregnancy that we miscarried. It was no fun having to tell all of our friends and family […]

Read More

Motherhood

Why We Announce Our Pregnancies Right Away

**Quick Note**  My husband and I use this PRINTABLE AGENDA, which allows us to reconnect in a POWERFUL way.  Get it here: Last week we lost a baby through miscarriage. This would have been our 4th.   Every experience with miscarriage is different.   Mine is not nearly as traumatic as some, or most.   […]

Read More

marriage, Motherhood

Lessons From a Miscarriage

I spend a lot of time pushing my kids on the swings.   A lot.   If given the opportunity they’d swing for hours and each time they lock eyes with me still yell, “Higher! Higher!” I hate to admit it, but I don’t enjoy pushing kids on swings.   It’s tedious, it’s monotonous and it feels pointless. […]

Read More

Motherhood

On The Smallness of Motherhood

We are potty training around here right now.   So, that means life basically sucks.   I spend inordinate amounts of time in the bathroom, talk about excrement constantly, and am once again enjoy the deadly art of removing underwear filled with poop. We are a week in and far from declaring success. This is […]

Read More

Motherhood

3 Universal Truths I Learned From Potty Training