Aunt B: Finding purpose while I wait
Today is my nephew’s birthday, so I thought it was only fitting to dedicate this week’s blog post to being an aunt and embracing that role wholeheartedly during this season of life. Being an aunt to the seven little ones in my life is something I don’t take lightly. James and I want to be…
A fathers perspective: James’ view on infertility, loss and our story
Before the Losses 1. What was going through your mind when we first found out we were pregnant? “When you asked me if there was a second line, the first thing that popped into my head was, ‘What time is it, and why are you awake?’ Then it turned into pure joy — ‘Oh my…
Let’s Talk Pregnancy Tests: Testing Early, Line Eyes, Wishing, and Hoping
Let’s talk pregnancy tests, testing early, line eyes, wishing, and hoping. No matter whether I think we have a good chance of being pregnant because we were intimate a lot or maybe we only did the baby dance once, I find myself testing most months and sometimes more than once. I do the calculations in…
More than a pregnancy loss
To many when you have a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy especially when it’s a first trimester pregnancy, or very early pregnancy around 5 or 6 weeks, you’ve “just lost a pregnancy” and should be able to move on pretty quickly because “at least it was early”. But pregnancy loss goes beyond that. I didn’t…
Riley Blake 12.12.21
This is going to be a really rough one to write and relive. All of our losses have deeply impacted us and shaped us, but Riley was the hardest one. It changed me and shaped me in ways I never thought were possible. So here is Riley’s story. December 12, 2021. I was babysitting my…
Hayden Avery 12.15 2017
After the loss of the twins in March 2017, we knew we eventually wanted to try again once my body had physically healed and we were emotionally ready. This is Hayden’s story.Around June 2017, we decided to officially start trying again. Not in the obsessive way no ovulation kits, basal body temperature tracking, or cervical…
Landyn James and Marli Danielle 03.01.17
Honestly, I don’t know what this blog is going to bring. I just know that James and I have been through a lot, and our story matters. This first post brings a lot of mixed emotions as I write it. While I have accepted the loss of all of our children, the memories of losing…
introduction
Welcome Hi, I’m Kendra Turnbull. I wanted to create a safe and honest place where life — and the different seasons that come with it — become a little more relatable. A place where people can come and know they are not alone. A little background about me: I have been married to my husband,…
Beyond the Pink Lines 