We were overjoyed to learn the gender of our little baby earlier this week.  But more importantly we are so grateful to know that Baby Clough is perfectly healthy and growing right on track!! To use my high risk doctor's own words, "Your baby is perfect from head to toe!"…

There is never a dull moment when it comes to pregnancies with me.  I recently found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep.  For those of you who don't know, Group B Strep is a type of bacteria that is found naturally within the digestive and lower reproductive…

I am well into my 2nd Trimester! It's crazy to say out loud that I am already 17 weeks pregnant! The time is going so fast... in one week my pregnancy will already be halfway over! So excited to be one step closer to meeting this little one and getting…

This pregnancy is already going by so quickly! It's hard to believe that in less than a week we will officially say goodbye to the 1st trimester and start down our next adventure, the 2nd trimester.  With 1/3 of this pregnancy behind us, we are just one step closer to…

There are few things in life that are as exciting, yet equally terrifying as the moments leading up to your very first OB appointment for a new pregnancy following a loss.  After miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death - your mind naturally gravitates toward all the negative outcomes that can potentially…

  I've never been a huge fan of the term "rainbow baby", and I deliberately chose not to use the expression when referring to my third daughter, Roselyn.  Roselyn was born not quite 17 months after my second child, Emilia, was delivered stillborn in March of 2017.  But right now,…

Pregnancy after Loss is hard! I never knew just how emotional pregnancy could be until experiencing it again after losing Emilia.  Today I am exactly 20 weeks pregnant with my third child.  I am learning that as I get further along in this pregnancy, those fears and concerns that have…

[caption id="attachment_2089" align="aligncenter" width="698"] Baby Clough #3 - Due August 2018[/caption]   As we hang our stockings this year, our mantle looks a bit different than one would expect.  One new stocking hangs in memory of our angel Emilia, and the other in celebration of a new life that has…