On this very day last year, our lives changed forever with this photo. Looking back on the months following, I couldn't see an ending in sight. And then, On May 9, 2021, Sariyah completed all 11 courses of chemotherapy! ...
Motherhood
Retinoblastoma and A Mother’s Intuition
As the year 2020 comes to an end, I wanted to share what has been going on these past few months. I've worked in a children's hospital for thirteen years now and there's one word that always trips me up. It's always been the word that I've tip toed around. I've seen the heartache and havoc it wreaks. Yet I've also see the strength and courage it forges. For whatever reason or another I've just always avoided the word. I could have never ...
Cubo AI Smart Baby Monitor Review
(Special offer linked at the end) If you have seen my nursery blog post for my baby girl then you know how excited I was! We have never had the space for a nursery so when we moved into this house that was a huge deal for me creating a nursery I dreamed of to welcome our baby. But you know in motherhood things rarely go as planned. She ended up having really bad acid reflux and I found myself so worried. So she has been in a our room near us. ...
The Meaning of Sariyah’s Name
I have been holding this in for months now, and I am so excited to explain it. Her name is Sariyah Rose. You can find her birth story and photos here. Now to fully understand you have to know the backstory, and that this is something God Himself created.It was back in August of 2018. Around 10 weeks one night at work I ran to the bathroom throwing up. I remember crying in defeat from continuously being sick. This is a girl ...
Sariyah Rose’s Birth Story
I am so excited to announce that I had my baby girl Friday, April 5th 2019. This is my first time doing a birth story so I'm pretty ecstatic! There's just something so exhilarating about reliving those special moments leading up to bringing your baby into this world. Meet Sariyah Rose. Born on 4/5/19 at 11:50am 8lbs.4oz and 18 3/4 inches! ...
Overcoming 9 Months With Hyperemesis Gravidarum
"Not right now kids mommy is really sick." Has become normal in my house while going through hyperemesis. We have only been in our new house for a few months now and I feel like I've spent most of it sick on the couch or in bed. I can hear my husband playing with the kids while I'm in the other room just trying to not throw up. I won't lie this time around was nowhere near has hard as my previous pregnancy. With that pregnancy I had to have iv ...
