I get hoots and cheers when I go places in Tennessee with a row of little girls and then get asked, "Is this one a boy or a girl?!" They love a baby boy around here. It's probably giving my girls a complex. But seriously the genuine excitement is beautiful. That is one thing I will never forget about pregnancy. People feel joy around you and share it. It's beautiful. I always miss it.
The love that people have shown in my life while I was pregnant is printed on my mind forever. For three babies in a row -- a neighbor quilted a blanket for me! People send gifts and money and love and sympathy. I remember with Quinn I got behind on thank you notes for YEARS because after all the notes for all the shower gifts .... People sent a second round of gifts the week of the birth. What?! People get excited and hopeful and filled with delight. This has taught me a lot about giving more love and really celebrating people. Today at the pool, I think I was the best thing that happen to some folks -- they could not get enough of this crazy belly. So many smiles and kind comments. Again, it's a sweet time that I really will miss.
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