When you bring a child into the world, you think a lot about that child you have a lot of ...

“Why shouldn’t we?” The first thought I had when my girlfriend, who is now my wife, mentioned her wish to adopt children one day. She had a powerful desire to love orphaned children as if they were her own,  so we chose to adopt a child. We had been in a relationship for nearly a year, perched beneath a vacant lifeguard tower by the sea at night, discussing our future. At twentyone, my thoughts were straightforward: if there were kids in need of parents, and if I aspired to be a dad in the future, why not consider adoption? Of course, years later I would come to understand that adoption and fostering carry ...

As soon as my husband, Derek, and I got married in 2016, we started trying to have a baby. After ...

Dear Little Me, I can picture you in that quit room again, rocking your little on as you wait for ...

Before we dive in, I want to say these are just my individual thoughts. Every parent’s journey is change, and ...