For those who haven’t been watching our vlogs, this week Susan had to quickly go home to her parent’s house after her mother was in an accident. So for a few days, I had to manage our three kids solo. Yes, it was a little hectic and I truly missed not having Susan around, but […]
By Brandy Black Twins. The thought of having twins terrifies many, and my wife and I were terrified (an understatement) too. As soon as we heard that we were having twins — especially after being told that we only had a 40% chance of getting pregnant with our last two embryos — we were shocked and […]
By: Amber Leventry Parenting is the ultimate dichotomy of emotions. Some days, some moments, swing wildly from joy to sorrow, pride to frustration, and easy to hard. All days are long, but some are more satisfying than others, more enjoyable and full of what you always hoped parenting would be. Those are the days you […]
By: Amber Leventry Five years ago the meaning of Valentine’s Day changed for me. It is no longer just a Hallmark holiday, filled with clichés of chocolate, love poems, and flowers. The intensity in which I feel love shifted on February 14th, 2011. On that day, before I left for work, I kissed my partner, […]
By Alex Temblador There are many women and individuals, one in 4,500, who are born without a uterus, a syndrome known as MRKH. Similarly, 40% of women who develop cervical cancer are in their childbearing years and must have their uterus removed to battle the cancer. These women are unable to have children, but a […]
By: Amber Leventry My partner, Amy, and I love our kids, but we are done creating them. No more. Our family is complete. At my yearly physical, the medical student who did my intake noticed a three year trend of increased weight gain, alcohol consumption, and decreased exercise. I asked her to note in my […]
by Meika Rouda Last year I had coffee with a friend of a friend to talk about adoption. Her name was Sarah and she and her husband had been waiting five years for a baby. They had been matched several times with birthmothers but each time the adoptions fell through. She was feeling very sad […]
