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We welcomed our third child into the Dolphin family! Lion and Panda are thrilled to welcome their baby sister, a 7lb 13oz little Fox (Lion and Panda picked out her animal). They have been eagerly asking since Thanksgiving when they would get to meet their sister and Lion’s reaction to everything baby-related has been, “Aw, […]

I posted previously about items I wish I had purchased the first time around and was surprised to see some of the comments indicating that a particular item didn’t work for them. Of course, I shouldn’t have been surprised given the number of baby items we tried that people rave about but just didn’t work […]

Because my second pregnancy resulted in a premature birth of Panda, this pregnancy I qualified for treatment to prevent preterm labor and delivery. The treatment options that I discussed with my Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist, a high-risk doctor, included the Makena hydroxyprogesterone shot or a vaginal progesterone pill. My MFM highly recommended the hydroxyprogesterone […]

If I’d known I was going to have three children, I would have made different decisions about what was worth splurging on. There were things that seemed a bit expensive or too much of a luxury, but in hindsight would have made a lot of sense if I had known they would be used for […]

Hello from 37 weeks pregnant! I’m actually further along in this pregnancy now than I was when either Lion or Panda were born. Bonus: no major complications! As I’ve noted before, I was considered a high-risk pregnancy even with my first due to antibodies that I carry that increase the risk for fetal heart block. […]

I’m now deep into my third trimester and feeling ginormous. Despite being pregnant three times, I don’t actually own any maternity clothes! During my first pregnancy, I purchased one pair of maternity jeans which seemed to fit super weird, so I promptly returned it. I didn’t really want to buy maternity clothing because it’s generally expensive […]

You all know now that the Dolphin family is expecting a new addition at the end of this year.  We are, of course, beyond thrilled, but it was also a huge surprise to us because we had given up on trying to get pregnant and I was trying to come to terms with a family […]