The Nursery

Yay, I have something fun to share today! Our nursery is complete, except for some minor paint touch-ups on the newly installed baseboards and crown molding. It's a little cliche, but we fully embraced tropical decor for the room. Turquoise and teal colors are a bit of a theme through our house, but for a …

The First Pregnancy

I'm going to preface this post by saying it's probably one of the hardest ones I will write and it could be a hard one to read. I promise it's not going to be horribly graphic or out to scare anyone, but it will be honest and I don't blame anyone for not being able …

The Diagnosis

Last Thursday we had an ultrasound. It was 4 weeks since my last one and I was 26.5 weeks along. I mentioned in a prior post that if they couldn't get a clear picture they might recommend an MRI, but we didn't need to. The ultrasound was pretty clear; our son has CDH. CDH stands …

The Mindset

With a lot of uncertainty surrounding the pregnancy, sometimes being positive has to be a very, very conscious choice. People in my life have been wonderful, checking in and asking how I am. Most of the time I say I’m OK, and I am. Sometimes I am really good, but I still just say I’m …

The Hurricane

The bad news came 2 days before Hurricane Douglas was set to ravage Hawaii. There had been bad news before... at 18 weeks, there it was, a dark spot in baby's chest near his heart. But at 18 weeks, it was very hard to see, and the tentative diagnosis was a CPAM, which is essentially …

The Reveal

Thank you for coming to this blog. Whether you are a loved one of mine, or someone who is going through or gone through something like this, or just someone who stumbled upon this on the internet, I'm sorry we have to be here at all. This blog is an outlet for me in the …