I have high standards for myself and I know that. I deeply want to feel "normal" in whatever capacity that is so I push mys...

Addalyn's 1st birthday was March 19th. To celebrate, I planned a small birthday party in her honor. There were proud grandpa...

It was a year ago today that I sat in the front of a church for Addalyn's memorial service. It was suggested that I record the...

My heart overflows with all the ways in which my Addalyn was remembered and honored on her first birthday.  She is so deeply loved and m...

Dear Addy, I know it sounds cliche to say, but it seems impossible that an entire year has passed since the day...

In preparation for the day I would meet my daughter, we had weekly appointments and close to 15 ultrasounds. Everything that could be ...

...March 16, 2013... I was 35 weeks and 2 days pregnant when we opted to take Addy to the zoo. { This was my very last maternity...

Awe, it feels like I can breathe a little better.  Sookie Jane received a little facelift because I craved less clutter and more simp...

I am rarely on Facebook but today I did log in and I saw this article trending.  I found it to be pretty spot on. I share because I fee...

There are very specific dates over the course of my pregnancy that I think will always be engrained into my memory. One of those days was t...

I have always loved Christmas. The lights, the carols, the decorations, the family time, and the birth of the savior. But this year ...

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and it would have also been Addalyn's 30th week of life. My heart was weary and o...

On a recent shopping trip, my 3 year old niece was in her own little world in the cart.  She was making up songs about how much she ...

Part of me was not sure I was ready, but a bigger part of me longed to go. To see the people who helped to guide my pregnancy. To s...

I have been told three different times this week by three different people that carrying out my pregnancy was heroic , admirable , and comm...

I am convinced that there will never be a Tuesday  that the first thought I have as I rise is, “today my Addy would be ….” ...

August 2, 2012  I had my very first positive pregnancy test one year ago today. I had been feeling tired at work so my dear friend Ca...