Pregnancy

Let me paint you a picture of Bloom: An Event for New and Expecting Moms. You walk into the Green Bay Botanical Gardens, head over to the Cornerstone Foundation Hall where you are greeted first with the smells of an...

When I was pregnant with my girls I was so confident that I was going to have natural, un-medicated births. I may have even zoned out a bit during the C-Section portion of my birth classes. But as fate would have it, here I am status post C-Section x 2. Perhaps if I hadn't been so confident I may have heard the discussion about the amount of pain that comes with a C-Section. My post is not meant to scare anyone. But I'm hoping that by sharing my experience with pain, those of you who go through a C-Section are a little better prepped for the pain than me.

Where are my fellow twin moms?? I know you can relate to most of these. What else did you learn about motherhood after your twins arrived that you wished you had known earlier? Life with twins is extra busy, but it’s also incredible too! Enjoy the ride.

Our family became complete 6 weeks ago.  Baby #4 signifies the end of a chapter: I am done having kids.  It's bittersweet knowing I will never experience the glory and misery of pregnancy again.  The finality of it all is setting in.  There...

It was a warm and sunny morning on April 24, 2022, at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens for Bloom: An Event for New and Expecting Moms!  Moms and one Dad feasted on an amazing brunch, met with the most...

I sat in church on Mother’s Day, with tears streaming down my face. Our church was sensitive to the fact that Mother’s Day isn’t always a happy holiday, saying “Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wishing to be mothers, all those who have lost their mothers…” I heard them, but I didn’t feel the words. In my heart, I felt I would never be a mother, and it was devastating.

My niece is pregnant with her first baby at the same time as I am pregnant with my fourth. How fun is that?! This is my third pregnancy, and I still feel completely surprised sometimes at the things that...

Life is hard. Parenting is hard. Kindness matters. There have been so many moments since becoming a mom where other people’s words and actions really impacted me. Unfortunately, most of those were in negative ways. I know many of...

Re-live Bloom: An Event for New, Expecting, and TTC Moms 2023 with us! It was a gorgeous Sunday morning on May 21, 2023, at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens!  The sun was shining, the food was incredible, there were babies...

On Saturday, May 13th we hosted our first Bloom: An event for new & expecting moms. We are so thankful to the moms and their support systems who attended for a morning of education & fun!