My Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness Journey

Ever since I was a young girl, I’ve loved staying active, and enjoyed a variety of activities. I was swimming before I was old enough to be in any competitive sports, yet already was looking to my parents to “judge” a diving contest, or who […]

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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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Miscarriage… it [still] really sucks

ALL THE FEELINGS – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY “I’m sorry, there is no heartbeat.” Less than two weeks ago, these words once again pierced our hearts. Numbness. We already knew before she spoke the words. We had been in this place before. […]

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