Category_Medical Motherhood The Mother I Would Have Been Sometimes I daydream about the mother I would have been if things had gone differently. If I would have had a full-term, healthy pregnancy. Hell, if I would have had...
Category_Life Family Photo Shoot! I am SO excited to share this beautiful family photo shoot done by our friend, Rachelle. She is such a talented photographer and I am so thankful she took these...
Brain Bleeds Feeding Update: Why They Won't Take a Bottle Anymore Every 2 weeks, we meet with a team of therapists and doctors to help the boys with their feeding issues (to one day get off the G-tube). The team has...
Category_Medical Motherhood Axel's G-Tube Surgery Axel had his G-tube placed on October 29th. It was quite different than Jaxon’s procedure because Jaxon got his while we were still in the NICU whereas Axel did it...
Brain Bleeds This is Six Months! The boys are 6 months old today! Wow, how time flies. They’re really 3 months corrected age, but 6 months actual today. It feels like it’s all been a blur...
Baby Carrier True North Ring Sling Review I love this sling! I’ve mentioned a few times in recent posts how when I first discovered I was pregnant, I wanted all-natural everything. From a natural delivery to breastfeeding...
Brain Bleeds What Tube Feeding Our Complicated Twins is Like I’ve been thinking about writing this for awhile. This is a peek into our lives and how we feed our twins which looks different than the average family. Jaxon has...
Category_Medical Motherhood The First Few Days at Home After the NICU Bringing your baby/babies home from the NICU is a huge day. It’s a cause for celebration! But let’s not kid ourselves that you walk out the doors and it’s happily...
Category_Medical Motherhood Helping Axel’s NICU Feeding Issues: G-Tube or NG? This is a long update about Axel’s current situation. We are so frustrated and it seems like we keep going backwards. Previous to now, he was happily (ok not always...
Category_Medical Motherhood An Introduction to Mom Guilt in the NICU Being a mom is hard work. You hear that sentence everywhere from everyone, and it’s true. Being a NICU mom, and a twin mom, has added levels of difficulty, but...
Bumpdate Pregnancy Update: Week 7 Well, that tiredness everyone said would hit definitely did this week! I have been a walking zombie. Also, I had to hilariously lie a few times to hide my pregnancy....
Bumpdate Pregnancy Update: Week 6 I’m amazed at how much changes from week to week! This week, I was a LOT more tired, started getting morning sickness (aka all day sickness) and really had to...