In December of 2019, Nick and I decided to start trying for a baby. I was working on completing my 6 month internship in Chicago and would come home when I could to visit my husband. Nick was still in Michigan. We had been married for about a year and a half, and being apart…
Nick and I both love animals. As long as I’ve known Nick, he has always wanted a dog. He begged me for a dog for years. I’ve always liked dogs. And I like cats. My family had both when I was growing up, along with birds, and a short period with hermit crabs. During my…
[CONTENT WARNING: Parts of this post may be graphic, discuss menstrual periods, excessive bleeding, and miscarriage.] I have PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. PCOS is a hormonal imbalance caused by an over-abundance of eggs in the ovaries. All of the eggs release estrogen. Because there are so many eggs, there is enough hormone produced that…
Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to be a mom. When I said my prayers with my mom every night, I would ask God for twins! A boy and a girl! As I got older, I continued to love babies. There is something so precious about holding a little one and…
We left super early in case there was traffic. I held onto my husband’s arm and listened to my “warrior era” playlist I made on Spotify. We were told to expect to be there for about two hours. What were they going to do to me? What was going to happen? We finally made it…