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Hi everybody! We had our baby girl on Sunday December 29th, 2019 at 6:05 AM. She was 7 lbs 5 oz and 19.5 inches long. I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to post this story, but I’m excited to share it now. And a big thank you to everyone who commented such kind […]

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, […]

Pizza #3  arrived during the week of Thanksgiving and I am truly so thankful. I was overwhelmed with relief and joy when my doctor placed my baby girl on my chest. All the waiting… waiting to become pregnant and then anxiously waiting for the baby to arrive healthy and near the EDD… all led to […]

My friend M lives in a remote village an hour north of El Nido, so for the past month she’s been living with me in the island capital, as it’s difficult to get to the hospital 7-8 hours away from her home in case she goes into labor early. She’s a 26-year-old first time mom and […]

It’s been a crazy weekend for me with food poisoning, a court date, the biggest fire in El Nido for which I’ve organized a huge donation drive, and the friend staying with me for the past month going into labor. I got to experience what giving birth is like in the Philippines, and let me […]

My tiny Jellyfish miss was due in mid December 2017, the 14th to be exact. I knew her exact date of conception since we were actively trying when I got pregnant, so there wasn’t any guesswork surrounding her due date. I was excited that she would be born long before Christmas. In my family we […]

Since I’m new here, I thought I’d share a little about when Fitz was born! I always love a good birth story. He’s now 15 months old, but it’s still pretty fresh in my mind. Fitz was due at the end of July so my husband and I had all summer after school let out […]