How This Pregnancy Has Been Different from My First

I’ve always heard that no two pregnancies are the same, and I have certainly experienced the reality of this statement in my own pregnancies. There are a number of explanations for why ...

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August Verse of the Month // John 14:27

While I’m doing my best to embrace all of the wonderful aspects of being pregnant, I won’t deny that pregnancy is an anxious time for me. In the beginning, right after seeing ...

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Things I Love (and will one day miss) About Being Pregnant

Some women simply love pregnancy and relish every minute of the maternity stage, from conception to birth. I am not one of those women. While I do enjoy the birthing experience (at ...

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What I Learned in May {2019}

There is something about pregnancy that makes me hyper-aware of the passage of time. With my belly growing by the day, and the weekly reminders from my various pregnancy apps telling me ...

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Pink or Blue? Jernejcic Twins Gender Reveal!

For nearly every woman (myself included), one of the first thoughts after discovering she’s pregnant—right after is this real? and when will my baby born? and is the baby healthy—is, will I ...

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First Trimester Recap and Answers to Some FAQ’s

I received one of the biggest and most joyful surprises of my life on the morning of February 12, 2019. My period wasn’t due for a few more days, but months of ...

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Life Is About to Get a Lot Busier . . .

. . . because—surprise!—we are pregnant. With twins! After years of hoping, praying, wishing, and waiting (not to mention a year of pesky infertility treatments), the Lord heard our prayer and has ...

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Throwback Thursday Stories: The Start of My Pregnancy Journey

It’s been a while since I shared a Throwback Thursday Story, but I felt compelled to do so this week because today is very special to me: one year ago today, I ...

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C is for Charleston: A Baby Naming Story

It’s no secret that I have an obsession with names. I’ve been compiling name lists since I was a little girl, always in eager anticipation of the day when I would one ...

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Charlie’s Birth Story: Part Two

(This is the conclusion of Charlie’s birth story. Head here to read Part One.) The twenty-minute drive from South Coast Midwifery to the obstetrician’s office at Hoag Hospital was not a pleasant ...

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