Pregnancy Journals:
Staci's Pregnancy Journal ~ Staci (31), and her husband Matt (35) are the proud parents of a son, Henley (4). They are expecting a daughter sometime around March 14, 2008. Join Staci as she takes us week by week through her second pregnancy.
Nancy's Pregnancy Journal ~ Nancy and Todd have four wonderful boys. They have experienced two losses and are currently expecting their seventh baby, (a GIRL) who is due around March 22, 2008. Nancy has been diagnosed with three blood clotting disorders. Join Nancy as she takes us week by week through her high risk pregnancy.
Nicole's Pregnancy Journal ~ Nicole (36) and her husband, Daniel (40), are the proud parents of three boys: Corey (17), Tristan (11), and Connor (7) and four girls: Teyanna (10), Kaleisha (5), Keirra (4) and Breya (2). They are expecting their fourth son and eighth child sometime before April 23, 2008.
Elizabeth's Pregnancy After Loss Journal ~ Elizabeth (28) has been married to her husband Bill (42) for four years. Bill has a son Jake (13), and they have a foster son, Cruz (12). Together, they have a daughter, Kathryn (2) and a daughter, Mychaela, who was stillborn on April 21, 2007. They are pregnant again and due around June 8, 2008.
Julie's Pregnancy Journal ~ Julie and her husband, Evan, are the parents of three little boys, Logan (5), Jireh (3), and Graysen (1). They are expecting their fourth and last baby around June 22, 2008 via a beautiful homebirth.
Marisa's Pregnancy Journal ~ Marisa (25), and her husband, Jeremiah, have been married for over a year but together for a long time. Marisa is a high school English teacher, and Jeremiah is a police officer. They are very excited to be expecting their first baby around July 16, 2008.
Carrie's Twin Pregnancy Journal ~ Carrie and her husband, Tim, have been married nearly eight years. They have a terrific son, Tyler (7) and are a very active family. They are very excited about their second pregnancy - twins! - which are due around July 19. Join Carrie as she takes us through her twin pregnancy week by week!
Barbara's Pregnancy Journal ~ Barbara and Jerry are the proud parents of Stephanie (16), Katie (13), Jacob (10), Dominic (5), and Quinton (2). Barbara is a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, and the whole family is eagerly anticipating another blessing around August 2, 2008. Join Barbara as she takes us through her pregnancy week by week!
Christy's Pregnancy Journal ~ Christy (25) and Robby (25) are the proud parents of Logan. They are expecting their second baby around August 19. Join Christy as she takes us through her pregnancy week by week!
Katie's Pregnancy Journal ~ Katie and her husband, Mike, have been married since May 2003. After four miscarriages and six cycles of unsuccessful infertility treatments, they conceived through their first IVF procedure. Now they are anxiously counting down to their long awaited due date of September 2, 2008. Join Katie as she takes us through her pregnancy week by week.
Laura's Pregnancy Journal ~ Laura (36) and her husband, Dan (30), are the proud parents of 5 1/2 year old boy/girl twins. After a miscarriage in May 2006, they are finally pregnant again and due September 18, 2008. Join Laura as she takes us through her pregnancy week by week.
Completed Pregnancy/Adoption Journals
Parenting Journals:
Current:
Tara's Working Mom's Journal ~ Tara (35) and Bill (40) had their first child on November 24, 2006. Cameron is a StorkNet Baby! Tara has a daughter from a previous marriage and Bill has a son from his previous marriage. This is Tara's story of juggling the ups and downs of being a working mother.
Heather's Parenting Journal ~ Heather (33) and her husband, Brian (35), are the proud parents of four children: Alexander (6 ½), Maria (3 ½), Sydney (2) and baby Isabella, born February 7, 2006. Join Heather and she shares her experiences of parenting times four!
Concluded:
Gayesy's Parenting After Loss Journal ~ Andrew and Gaye live in Australia and are the proud parents of Thomas, born in February 1997. They were joyously expecting their second baby when Nicholas died unexpectedly around the 15th week in December 2000. Gaye conceived again and delivered a perfect baby daughter, Katelyn Grace, four days past her due date, on February 26, 2002. This is the sequel to Gayesy's pregnancy journal, parenting baby Katelyn.
Paige's Parenting Journal ~ Paige and Michael are the proud parents of Stuart (12), Caitlyn (10), Brigid (3) and Maureen who was born June 24, 2003. Paige kept a journal with us during her pregnancy with Maureen. Now she continues her journal as she shares her joy in parenting this precious new member of her family.
Vonda's Parenting a Preemie Journal ~ Vonda and Bruce are the proud parents of Adriana, born at 28 weeks due to severe pre-eclampsia. Adriana weighed 2 lbs, 2 oz, and spent seven weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit. She doesn't appear to have any long term affects of her prematurity or too many problems physically, but she is developmentally delayed. Join Vonda as she shares the ups and downs of parenting a precious preemie.
Real Life Journals:
Kay's Family Building Journal ~ a story of infertility and adoption ~ This is a very special journal as Kay Grames takes us through her infertility treatments, death of her son, and the successful adoption of a beautiful baby girl. Kay has posted an update on the past three years with her very special daughter.
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Completed Real Life Journals
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