In April 2023, my water broke unexpectedly at 33 weeks and 6 days, and I ended up giving birth to my daughter Naomi the next day, at 34 weeks gestation exactly. Although this wasn’t our first rodeo with having a preemie who needed to spend time in the NICU, this time around we were there …
The birth of each of your children will change your life, but the birth of our fourth and final child — Naomi Jean — dramatically altered our lives in completely unexpected ways. I’ve struggled to articulate each of my children’s birth stories, just because I’ve found each one to be a sacred and singular experience, …
In the last two weeks, our entire world has been turned upside down by the six-weeks-early arrival of our last baby, Naomi Jean. She was born on April 28, 2023, at exactly 34 weeks gestation after my water broke unexpectedly the morning before. I plan to do a separate post all about her birth story, …
