Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Oct 15, 2020 Today, as we celebrate Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, and throughout the month of October, I honour the memory of the babies I once carried. I honour their reason, their purpose, their existence. It took some time to get here, but I can now say […]
A First Birthday Luau for our Rainbow Baby
It all began with this shirt… When our faves from Knuckleheads gifted Little Man his very own button down Hawaiian shirt, we were excited for him to grow into it. But for some reason, we just couldn’t figure out on what occasion he could wear it, in spite of the fact he is in every […]
Our Little Rainbow’s First Birthday :: Macaron Smash
Our little Rainbow’s first birthday is today, and we cannot believe it’s been over a year since *this happened…. But before that, this happened… And then THIS happened… It had just been revealed – we’re having a baby boy! My Little Mama has been waiting (im)patiently for her tea party partner to come join her at the enchanted […]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day – October 15, 2018
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day – October 15th, 2018 Today, on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day, we honor, celebrate, and break the silence of our infertility, losses, and grief. Many assume that once you have your rainbow baby, all of that grief magically disappears. For our family, grief takes on a new meaning […]
Our Rainbow Baby Birth Story
So this happened… On Saturday morning, June 2nd 2018 at 10:29AM, our beautiful, healthy, miracle of miracles finally came into this world to join our family. Today, on his actual due date – I am very excited to share with you our Little Man – and his rainbow baby birth story. (Sidenote: In case you have never heard […]
A Rainbow Baby Shower :: To Have or Not to Have
A rainbow baby shower? Am I even allowed to have another shower? That is the very question I asked my two dear friends, Jenn and Sheena, when they made the executive decision to throw me one, despite my hesitation. From the get go, I was never really keen on having a celebration prior to my […]
Feeling Cute in The Third Trimester :: PinkBlush Maxi Dress
So I’m going to get real with you. As thrilled as I am to be at this point in my pregnancy, I am not feeling so cute in the third trimester. Every morning, I painstakingly roll out of bed with the aches and pains of carpal tunnel and swollen tootsies, a full bladder that has […]
A Letter To My First Born Before Baby Comes :: I See You
A Letter to my First Born… MY SWEET GIRL, MY FIRST BORN – I SEE YOU… I see you when you look at me with your smiley brown eyes telling me how much you love our moments together, and how you can never get enough of it. I see you when you so desperately want […]
Our Egg Donor :: A Friend’s Greatest Gift
Shortly after we publicly announced that we were having a baby, and that the baby was indeed a boy – we were flooded with congratulations, emotional outbursts of love and relief, teary embraces, and blessings from all directions. Understandably, there were less than a handful of resistant head tilts – asking about the logistics of how/what/why […]
Gender Reveal Tea Party :: A Story of Hope
Gender Reveal Tea Party :: A Story of Hope after Recurrent Loss We have a little secret to share… My daughter is obsessed with tea parties. So much so, that for the last handful of years I have been known to host at-home tea parties multiple times a week, with Smallie as my guest of honor. So when […]
I Carried You Morse Code Bracelet for Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness
It’s been almost 5 years of back to back pregnancy loss for our family. Every October – which happens to be Infant and pregnancy loss awareness month as well as the anniversary of Lucy, our third mid-term pregnancy loss, there’s a sullen spirit that looms over our household, as social media reminders creep up on our newsfeeds. […]
5 Ways I Learned To Move Through Grief :: Vol. 46 #5Faves
January 30th – marks a very significant day for my family and I. It was my very first experience of profound grief. Four years ago today, I lost my daughter, Victoria, half way through my pregnancy. It was my first loss. While I went through the 3 phases of shock and grief on repeat, every […]
Grieving Families – Fathers and Siblings Grieve too :: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Grieving families. It’s something we just don’t talk enough about. Every year, when October rolls around, there’s an overall sense of melancholy that creeps up on my Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds. Many of my friends, and an abundance of facebook groups and communities I have joined, put up quotes, photos of memory boxes, tiny footprints […]
5 Beautiful Gifts For A Mother of Miscarriage :: Vol. 25 #5faves
Gifts for a Mother of Miscarriage? I know… my post title sounds heavy. Depressing even. And I’m sure you’re thinking – isn’t this a kid’s fashion blog? About clothes? Kids? The latest trends? This is all true. However, the author behind this blog is also a mom. And not just your everyday mom of the one […]
6 ANGELS – I AM A MOTHER OF SEVEN CHILDREN – AN EXPERIENCE OF INFANT AND MULTIPLE PREGNANCY LOSS
A year ago this week, I was given the tragic news that my baby Lucy, well into our second trimester – no longer had a heartbeat. My recollections of the precise moment I lost her, is crystal clear – clouded only by the feelings of shock and utmost despair. I was never going to feel the […]
Earning Our Stripes – The Travelista Ponders on Grief #WordlessWednesday #Linky
Today, marks 2 years since I met my son William (Billy), moments before he died in my arms. I think of him often, along with my four other babies who I lost only weeks before their due dates. Sadly, as expected… I am not the only one yearning for what could have been. I have learned to move […]
