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...
Category_Medical Motherhood>NICU Mom Life What Our NICU Nurses Taught Me Being a first time mom in the NICU is scary AF. It’s not how I imagined my entrance into motherhood going, as I’m sure no one who finds themselves in...
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...
Category_Medical Motherhood>TTTS Pregnancy Raising Awareness of TTTS + Fundraising I knew I wanted to raise awareness about TTTS (Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome) while I was still pregnant and undergoing monitoring for the condition, which only affects identical twin...
Category_Life Mini Batman Twin Photo Shoot I often post about heavy topics on here, like discovering what a brain bleed means for your child, feeding tube woes, cerebral palsy risk, etc. But we also have a...
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>NICU Mom Life Axel is Home! (147 Days in the NICU) Axel is finally home!! He spent a total of 147 days in the NICU and is now home with his brother Jaxon, who spent 135 days in NICU. It is...