Ellery
Life was perfect! My husband, Greg had a wonderful job he loved, our year and half year old son, Wyatt was a dream and we were expecting another baby; a girl we named Ellery! We had it all and life was wonderful! But our world forever changed September 9th, 2008; the...
Read moreI remember Chase being born and not hearing him cry.
Chase, My Hero
It was April Fool’s Day 2008. I decided to play a practical joke on two of my best friends and told them I was pregnant. Little did I know not even a week later I would find out I was actually pregnant. I remember crying because it was unplanned and I was scared,...
Read moreThe doctors were blown away by her, they told us it is rare that babies as sick as she was survive. They called her a miracle.
Chloe, Never give up hope!
It all started when I was 20 weeks pregnant, I was so excited to go and get an ultrasound done. My husband and I had an adorable son named Xavier and we were overjoyed that he would be getting a baby brother or sister. At the ultrasound, things seemed fine. My...
Read moreThe happiness I felt instantly melted away when she said, “We found some abnormalities and your baby is very sick.”
Momma’s Brave Little Lamb
I still remember January 17th 2010 like it was yesterday. I made an appointment because for some strange reason all 7 pregnancy tests were coming up positive. It took the doctor bluntly saying “You’re pregnant” for it to finally sink in. Planned or unplanned, I...
My Little Lion, Kai
I can remember the rush of gratitude and joy that I felt the moment the sonographer confirmed that our Leilani was going to have a brother. I couldn’t think of another time that I felt so incredibly lucky – I was going to have the perfect, complete family that I had...
Read moreA hole had formed in her diaphragm causing her intestines and other organs to push into her chest and restrict lung growth.
Our Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Miracle
On February 14th 2010, I gave birth to two beautiful little girls named Kennedy and Columbia. Shortly after their birth we were told that Kennedy was born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). A hole had formed in her diaphragm causing her intestines and other...