Grateful Post

this is such a great post.... i feel so crabby and tired, and admitiedly do alot of complaining.... Its nice for someone to offer a reality check. 4 years ago i was desperatly trying to have my son... two years of fertility treatment, tons of tears and hurt. I remember not being able to look at a mother and baby without bursting into tears (the hormones i was on didnt help) it was a very bad time in my life. My son was the light at the end of the tunnel and is the light of my life. i would go through pregnancy 10 fold just to have him in my life. Thank you for reminding me to look back on where i have been and how lucky i am to be where i am now.

Amen!  

Very well said, Traci!  I know I had some hard and trying times with my pregnancies, but I tried to keep it light when I posted on here (I hope I mostly succeeded at that).  I wish for you and so many others who are TTC a miracle to blessed in the very near future.  I am sending positive thoughts and baby dust all of your ways.  ((hugs))

~ Renae

I don't think people shouldn't post whatever they want. Freedom of speech is about whatever you want. I think I just wanted to help people see things in a different light. It is a wonderful time for them and shouldn't always be looking at the negative.

Thanks,
Traci

I have been sick since week 6 of this pregnancy...and I only complain to hubby becuase I can, LOL...

For me this pregnancy is a gift from god, I thank him everyday for this gift as hubby and I have been trying for 2 1/2 years before I got pregnant after surgery....even went through fertility treatment for 6 months before deciding to have surery...AMEN TO YOUR POST

Be thankful and enjoy the fact that soon enough you'll have a baby in your arms- and to those who are trying- I wish you all the luck in the world to get your little miracles!!!!!!!!!

Traci,

You know my story well so I won't repeat it again. I do know like you that every person who gets to rock their baby to sleep is blessed. So are those of us who are baking at a decent rate. I do know that venting is a method for releasing tention during pregnancy and I also know that when I use to hear women talk about how horrible their baby was for keeping them up all night and wish they could have a break it drove me batty.

Anyway, I know that your blessing is coming and you too will be on here with all the happiness and sometimes questions that the condition and the resulting baby will bring. Much love to you!!

I read your post and immediately looked for the "like" button, too.  Kneejerk reaction from too much time on FB!

And for the record, Traci, I've never viewed your posts as bitter.  I think you have handled your challenges in the most gracious but honest manner possible.  Best of luck to you and your hubby as you continue to ttc...Natalie

Thank you for this post and I agree completely and totally 100% with what your saying...and no you are not the least bit bitter lol.

I agree this little one in me is a complete and total blessing. Yes I am cranky some days, yes I feel sick, no I can't eat, and yes timing in my life was horrible but yet I am still grateful for the fact that I am having this opportunity. Females like myself do sometimes take pregnancy for granted because getting pregnant was simple...even unplanned..so we often overlook the good things and are quick to complain about the bad. And while I do keep my complaining to a minimum because I usually have no one to complain to to start with, I will be even more conscious because I could be in a different position right now and on the opposite end.

Thank you for the positive reminder and wishing all those TTC good luck!
Simone

no... i dont think your bitter... i think your a women of grace... i always knew i would love being a mom... i knew that when i was in the right place everything would fall into place and that i would automatically have a family.. a husband... a home... a career... little did i know my life had other plans... i soon found my self as a 23 yoa single mom with what i thought was a collapsing world... i loved my job.. i was very very balls to the walls... always first in last one out.. not scared of a damn thing.. as my belly grew i embraced my pregnancy and grew love for the little creature that was growing and developing in my ever expanding belly... i worried about someone who i had never met... worried about how i was going to feed him, bath him, teach him and most important make him the man his father wasnt.. i think the biggest thing i worry about now is how i will teach him to pee standing up.. i found my self pregnant again .. this time i was excited.... terrified of a girl and that they would only be 18 months apart... im not alone this time and it makes it all different... i am so greatful for my babies and the joy they bring me everyday.. sure we have our moments... our days when i was like omg what have i got my self into... but his hugs... kisses... laughs... fat little thighs and those big cheeks make it all better  :)

Your post has me crying !! 

It is amazing how much you can love a little creature -- even before you meet them.  And the things you can worry about.....  they are neverending. 

I never thought I could love someone as much as I love Cooper and I am terrified I am pregnant again - and yet excited that I could be all the same time. 

Oh -- take Jayson to the dog park.  He'll learn to pee standing up if he watches enough of the male dogs.  (But you'll just have to remind him to keep his leg down.)

Cindy