A Rainbow Story of Hope

As most of you probably already know, if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you've probably already seen the announcement (and if you don't follow me on either of those, you definitely should!). RAINBOW BABY H HAS MADE HER ARRIVAL!! That's right folks! My precious rainbow baby that we've been hoping and praying for …

The Guilt of Pregnancy After Loss

You may be thinking that my guilt of pregnancy after loss would be that I'm holding onto the hopes of having this beautiful daughter in my arms soon when I have two babies in heaven. Do I feel guilty about loving another child? No. It's the same as a mother with 4 living children loving …

27 Hopes for My Daughter

I'll be honest, after having a boy, I was more than okay with the idea of having another boy. Prior to M, I always wanted a boy first and a girl second (looks like that's working out!) and Hubs and I always joked that we'd have a short nerdy boy and a tall athletic girl. …

Preparing for a New Baby

I have to admit, I have not exactly been enthusiastic about preparing for a new baby in our home. Partly because I'm afraid to do all the prep work for fear that something will go wrong, but also partly because a simple shower causes Braxton Hicks contractions. Any sort of physical effort on my part …

Celebrate Your Rainbow Baby: I Give You Permission

So, my rainbow baby is my 4th pregnancy but 2nd baby. There's a part of me that hates the question "Is this your first baby?" or "Do you have any other children?" I get those questions a lot. I usually answer with "No, I have a 3 year old at home." But I always feel like I'm …

Pregnancy After Pregnancy Loss

It's been almost 8 weeks since we announced to the world that we were expecting another baby. And for more than a month, this post, with only a title, has been sitting in my drafts. I've really struggled with all of my feelings surrounding pregnancy after pregnancy loss. I'm still not sure how I feel. We …

Big News in the House of K

I shared some pretty big news on my personal Facebook page on Tuesday night (aka Christmas Eve Eve). It was really scary to put our exciting news out there and it's even scarier to put our news on here in such a public forum. But, those of you who have followed me for awhile have …