My journey to motherhood didn’t happen on the timetable I naively assumed it would. In my cute little brain, I thought we’d try for a few months and then POOF! I’d be pregnant and ten months later, I’d be holding a baby in my arms. Well, it started right. I got pregnant. We were delighted,… [Read More]
I’ll always wonder, won’t I?
It’s weird how things sneak up on you. I was laying in bed with Miss E last night, talking about our cats. Schubert jumped up to cuddle with us and she asked me how old he was. I had to think a moment to remember that he’s 10…and then it hit me, like a brick… [Read More]
Helping a friend through a miscarriage
It seems almost unreal to me to think that my first miscarriage was ten years ago. That time period was filled with so much pain and emotional turmoil that it’s hard to believe an entire lifetime has passed since then. My journey to become a mom wasn’t as easy as I’d imagined it would be…. [Read More]
Sometimes a stuffed animal is more than a stuffed animal.
This is Mr. Winks. He’s a super fluffy elephant that I picked up on a business trip to Los Angeles seven years ago. I attended a baby event with my boss and was delighted to stuff this into my suitcase as Jason and I had recently decided to try and start a family. I brought… [Read More]
Remembering where we’ve been
Tonight my WonderBug was asking who made his toes. (Love this kid and his silly questions.) At first I told him God made his toes, but then I said, “well actually, mommy and daddy made those toes.” As he always does these days, he asked “Why?” My husband jumped in and said, “Because mommy and… [Read More]
I am a marketing mama
My name is Erin Lane and I am a marketing mama. ***************************************************************************** I have always wanted to be a mother. Always. If you ask my family members, they’ll tell you stories of me as a little girl begging everyone to play with me. “I’ll be the mommy and you be the baby!” When I planned… [Read More]
Prayers for the Angel Children
This morning I read about the loss of someone’s dream. Miscarriage is such an ugly, technical term for something that is so life changing – it’s the loss of your family, of your baby. My heart broke into a million pieces for this woman as I thought back to a day 2 1/2 years ago when… [Read More]
Incredibly Thankful
October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month and yesterday was actually Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I lay in bed last night thinking about the babies that I’ve lost…thinking about what they would have looked like and what kind of personalities they would have had. I thought about what the bug would have thought of… [Read More]
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Today is a mixed bag for me. It’s National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Every year on October 15th, organizations and families across the country come together to remember their angels. The resolution to declare October 15 a remembrance day passed the United States House of Representatives on September 28, 2006. It was the… [Read More]