Five Truths & a Party: Year 1 as Orlo’s Mama

My baby is no longer a baby. We now are proud parents of a toddler. Whaaaaatttt?!?! Orlo turned one year old on the eve of July, and I’m mind blown, comprehending how the baby I birthed, is the same crazy little boy I put to […]

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Orlo’s Birth Story

“You MADE it.” I whisper this to my sleeping babe as tears stream down my face, in disbelief, total wonder, and awe. “You are perfect, my love. You are so, so perfect.” I hold him as tight as I can, and sneak in a million […]

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What’s In Our Hospital Bag!

Wow… I cannot believe we are here! Packing our hospital bag was such a surreal experience, and one I never knew for certain would come. Which is probably why I waited until 38 weeks pregnant to finally pack up! Being a first time birther, I […]

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Baby Shower for Our Rainbow 🌈

Originally, whenever I was asked about anything related to Baby Shower plans, I would stop my sister in her tracks, and not be able to “go there”. I was still living in so much fear that if I spoke of, and even more daringly, got […]

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Lael’s Day – Overcoming Nightmares with Truth & Love

A year ago on this day, April 8th, Branton and I found ourselves in a dark lit room, with a doctor’s table next to cords with a machine, and one big screen TV. This was the day we were eagerly anticipating – our 12 week ultrasound […]

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Gender Reveal! Boy or Girl??

I was in total shock. For months, I thought I knew the gender of our baby. I was even addressing my belly in that fashion – definitely leaning towards one over the other. Branton kept telling me, “It’s 50/50, I don’t know why you feel […]

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How Community, a New Diagnosis, and “Coincidence” Led us to our Rainbow Baby, Expected June 2018!

We are beyond thrilled to announce we are pregnant once again, with our rainbow baby! For those of you wondering why we keep calling this babe, “Rainbow Leskiw”, or “Rainbow Baby’ – no, we are not intending on naming baby, Rainbow. A “rainbow baby” is […]

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