Ryland Quin – After Birth

Love newborn baby pictures!
These are pictures taken within the first few days after Ryland being born. It was so nice to be home so quickly! And the weather was beautiful. Ryland was passed from arms to arms as everyone wanted a chance to hold the new little baby.

Wrapped in his cozy blanket, Ry is sleeping

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Ryland Quin – Pregnancy

Pregnancy with Ryland seemed to go by so quickly. There was much for me to think about, the past two births weighing heavy on my mind, heavy on my heart. In some ways it was nice to have it move along so fast, as each of my previous pregnancies seemed to really drag out. On

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Cicada Invasion – Brood X

Cicadas of 2004
I vaguely remember the cicadas 17 years ago. This time I don’t think I’ll forget them. We live on about an acre. Not in the country, but our yard is surrounded and secluded by tall Honey Suckle. When we first started reading about Brood X this spring, we wondered if we’d get many

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Jordan – Pregnancy of a Stillborn

3/8/00 – 27 weeks – Belly is getting bigger…

4/14/00 – Almost 33 weeks. Nice and round like a basketball!

Buzz up!

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Jordan – Stillbirth (after)

After Jordan’s stillbirth.

The nurse cleaned me up, the doctors left the room, the nurse made sure we had the placenta and could get it home to a freezer and then she left.
We begin the process of healing, grieving the loss of our baby, the loss of our child.
Jordan was with us from birth until our

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Jordan Riley – Stillbirth Story

This is Jordan Riley’s stillbirth story. An infant loss is so heartbreaking. A baby loss is unexpected, we don’t typically think of losing babies. It’s hard for anyone to know what to do, how to react. I hope my sharing the story of our stillborn baby will help others find some peace in knowing

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