In the summer of 2013, Alexis Fretz, known as Lexi to loved ones, was pregnant and everything was going according to plan. Image Source Then one Friday, she felt a strong pain and started bleeding heavily. Lexi called her midwife …
Andrea Ott-Dahl, left, was already a proud mother. But when family friends told her that they were having difficulty conceiving children, she didn’t hesitate. She stood in as a surrogate mother to help them to create the family they’d …
“‘Is this Jenna?’ the voice on the phone asked. Jenna clutched the receiver with a trembling hand. That voice was exactly as she had dreamed it would sound. Just exactly like his father’s. Jenna had …
To create their off-grid dream house, Carlos and Camino preserved the tradition and aesthetic of the farmers who crafted the original structure. For example, they kept the building’s crumbling stone facade intact by fortifying it with cement from the …
While Natalie Holiday was inspect her new house on moving day, she had no idea that her daughter had slipped outside and wandered to a nearby pond. Luckily, her 11-year-old son, Ethan, noticed his little sister face …
Growing up, Erika and Kristin’s mother encouraged them to live separate lives so they could escape the pressure of being seen as twins. So the twins had different friends, took different class, and had different interests. But there …
1. Firstborn children may be more conscientious than their younger siblings. One 2015 study found firstborns are slightly less neurotic, more agreeable, and more conscientious than their younger siblings—qualities that may help them succeed in …
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that …
Casi and Joey Rott already had two daughters, so when they were told last July that they were expecting triplets, they were shocked. They joyfully looked forward to the triplets’ birth, which was scheduled for March. …
GoFundMe Amber and Levi had dreamed about having a family for a long time and eventually had two little girls. They were extremely happy with their daughters and thought they’d stop at two children. But that was …