Category: Mom’s Corner
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Announcements
Most people wait until the second trimester to make any type of public announcements when they are pregnant. This is mostly a form of self protection for the unforeseen chances that the pregnancy doesn’t survive. Although we didn’t make any official announcements, we did decided to share our story on Avleigh’s Journey for those families…
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Fertility | Donor Embryo
I have really been enjoying the curiosity and inquiries that have formed with our last blog “When your Genes Don’t Fit”. First of all… No, I’m not pregnant yet! So many, including myself, didn’t know that adopting embryo was even an option. So how does this even work? The process is actually pretty quick if…
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When Your GENES Don’t Fit
When you get married, most couples start thinking about family. How many children do you want? What are your dreams for your children and family as a whole? Will you have all boys, all girls, or a mixture of both? What are your favorite baby names? What most couples don’t think about is what happens…
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A Mother’s Grief
I’m the type of person that will mostly roll with the punches. Life is hard and the only way to survive is to accept the hardship, learn from it and move on. But what happens when you don’t know how to move on? What happens when the feeling of moving on brings on guilt and…
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Medical Mom
I’m a mom. I have both a typical child and a medical frail child. Over the past few years I strived to make our life as typical as possible, not only for my family but for myself as well. But just like the word “normal” what is “typical”? I didn’t think I was any more…
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Take the Break
Avleigh is now 4 years old. I’ve never left her for more than a weekend before. I have always felt like I needed to be close because she needs me ALL the Time especially as she gets older and more needy. It’s not that I don’t have trust for her other care givers, it’s a…
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How are you doing, mom
We are constantly in and out of doctors appointments. From pediatrician to neurologist, genesis, orthopedic, physiatrist, Ophthmalogist and the list goes on and on. Each appointmemt we begin by giving a preview of what’s happened since the last visit to the nurse. Most of the time there are also med students that will come in…
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Being a Special Needs Mom
I like to think that I’m a “normal” mom just like any other. We live life at a fast pace to get from one event to the other while trying to still feed our girls somewhat nutritional meals with the little time we have far and inbetween. We play together, have our silly moments and…
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