Life of DeRosiers

Seizure

Last night at around 10:30pm I heard the sound of Phoenix gagging, then crying out on the monitor to her … Continue Reading Seizure

This is the Space I Occupy

For two weeks now I have been trying to move past the response I got when I posted that short … Continue Reading This is the Space I Occupy

People think they know how they’d react, what they’d do. You don’t. Grief is experienced differently by everyone. It is managed differently by everyone. I did the dishes when my son died. After we’d held his lifeless body for hours, … Continue Reading I Did the Dishes

Brand Fave: Lulyboo Baby

I have to show off our new favorite of all our baby gear, our Lulyboo Baby Basinet-to-Go! Now that Vallie … Continue Reading Brand Fave: Lulyboo Baby

Sticks and Stones

Did you know I have to have a filter set up on my Instagram to keep certain hurtful words and comments from my viewing? That a friend has my login info so that she may sort through my DMs to … Continue Reading Sticks and Stones

The Salt of the Earth

My parents made the decision 3 decades ago to create life together and they’ve nurtured, loved, and supported those lives unconditionally every day since. Regardless of their own well being, their own struggles, their own traumas, their own wants, desires, … Continue Reading The Salt of the Earth

Brand Fave: Tubby Todd

My girls have pretty sensitive skin and scalps, and it’s been a struggle finding bath and skincare products for them … Continue Reading Brand Fave: Tubby Todd

The Last Baby

Another thing I’ve struggled with lately is the acknowledgment that Valorie is my last baby. I don’t know if it’s … Continue Reading The Last Baby

Wishes

I wish I had taken more photos. Documented his milestones, saved all the measurements and savored each new moment. I … Continue Reading Wishes

Postpartum

We are exhausted over here adjusting to life with three babes, two who are under two. It has been a … Continue Reading Postpartum

To the Mother Pregnant After Child Loss

To the Mother Pregnant After Child Loss I too, have carried the weight of pregnancy and motherhood after the loss … Continue Reading To the Mother Pregnant After Child Loss

A Decade Defined

10 years. A whole decade. This was the decade Justin and I started dating. The decade we married and began … Continue Reading A Decade Defined

Still Here

Yesterday was one week since our PICU admittance with Vallie. I haven’t posted since we were discharged, because if I’m being completely honest, I’ve needed some emotional recovery. Recognizing how close we’d been to losing her, to losing another child, … Continue Reading Still Here