Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

My husband and I spent 12 months trying to conceive our first child. I realize that a year, in the large scheme of things, is not that long and that we are blessed that things worked out in the end. But that didn't stop the cringe when we would hear the below comments made. Your time will come / It'll happen when it's meant to be. I'm sorry - do you know the future or my diagnoses? No. Then be quiet. You have no idea if it's bound to happen for me. Trust me you're lucky you don't have kid, they are a pain! Maybe yours are but that doesn't stop me from wanting my own. Just adopt. No. I should just leave that answer there. Many kids are in need of a loving home and I understand that but it also takes time and money to adopt and sometimes the adoption process doesn't work out and those last 8 months were spent in vain. It also take very special people to open their home and love a child who is not biologically theirs. And further more, adoption d...

It’s hard not to feel guilty during this infertility journey. I still can’t believe I’m pregnant. This is something I battled within myself for some time now, that it might never had happened for us. But God had bigger plans. We are currently five weeks and two days pregnant today, a miracle within itself. It is today though that I find out one of my precious friends who also has gone on her own infertility journey, has miscarried again. My heart completely breaks for her and I’m not sure how to process the news. She does have a beautiful daughter, a rainbow baby after so many years of trying but that doesn’t stop the hurt from this most recent loss. I feel guilty. I feel bad for sharing the wonderful news that I am pregnant, and talking about my betas and how I’m feeling when internally she has been dealing with her loss. I know this isn’t my fault. I know God has a bigger plan for us all. One in which we cannot begin to comprehend the outcome. I know that I should not feel b...