[caption id="attachment_5696" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Left: Owen's Pregnancy Announcement, Aug. 2021 - Right: The Clough Family, Aug. 2022[/caption]   It's incredible to look back on just a short amount of time and see where life can bring you.  A year ago my husband and I had just learned that new life…

He is here! And he is happy and healthy!! I am so proud and excited to announce the birth of my first son, Owen! He was born on February 23rd at 37 weeks gestation.  Him and I are both doing great! Owen is such a sweet little boy! He is…

Wow! I've almost made it! 24 hours from right this very moment I will be wheeled into recovery and holding my newborn baby boy for the very first time! I have so many emotions right now... happy, excited, READY, and kind of in shock that we made it to the…

1 Week... 7 Days... 168 hours... 10,080 minutes... 604,800 seconds... stand between me and meeting my son! To say I am excited is a complete understatement! I look back over the months and it amazes me the journey that my husband and I have experienced these past eight months.  All…

It's been a tough week... This week marked the gestational point of when we lost Emilia.  33 weeks.  There are a lot of feelings that accompany the point in which you past the death of your previous baby.  First and foremost, I am relieved.  I do know that this doesn't…

[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="458"] Christmas with The Cloughs[/caption] Wow! What a busy month! My family wrapped up our Holidays by celebrating both Christmas and New Years right here from the safety of our home.  No going out, no celebrating with family and friends.  It was simplistic, just like last year's…

Things are starting to feel real! I am officially in the 3rd Trimester!!   [caption id="attachment_5521" align="alignleft" width="326"] 28 Weeks[/caption] Today was an exciting day! I am 28 weeks pregnant, making me 2/3 the way done with this pregnancy.  These last two months are already proving to be a doozy!…

I cannot believe how quickly this pregnancy is going! I am well into the middle of the 25th week of my pregnancy and in three weeks I will officially reach the 3rd trimester.  Baby Boy Clough is growing and getting stronger! As I write this, I can feel him kicking…

Today, I am 21 weeks and 4 days pregnant! Around the time I had my last routine OB appointment back in early October, I was having a really hard time distinguishing between baby movements and gas bubbles/muscle spasms.  I wasn't sure if I had been feeling baby boy move or…

We are officially halfway there! Halfway done with this pregnancy... halfway to meeting our little baby boy! 20-weeks marks a huge milestone! I feel like milestones, both big and small, are what help us make it through pregnancies after loss.  They make our pregnancy feel less overwhelming in the moment. …