Did I ever tell you about when we found out BB was coming?
August had been cruel, the memory of a miscarriage formed roots in our home, my womb ached with emptiness. They told us to wait, I didn’t want to. He who helped create them worried, could we face the loss of a baby again, were we strong enough, would another pregnancy unite or destroy us?
Four weeks had passed since I looked at a scan and saw a silent shadow. My desire for a baby had not disappeared with my loss, I needed this child, a feeling of incomplete was swallowing me whole.
We talked, we cried, we agreed to try again.
It was a bright September morning, the sun woke me before the twins had a chance. It was my birthday.
It was too soon to really know, far to early to take a gamble but desire to know drove me on. I reached into the cupboard and pulled out a test, the second in a packet, the first had told me my unborn sleeping angel was growing inside me.
It was too soon to know but I did it anyway. I placed the plastic strip of hope by the sink and walked away for three long minutes. I stared at my family whilst they slept, I adored them from a distance.
I returned to the sink, picked up the test and looked into the window.
It was the sweetest birthday present a mother could have.
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Sounds just like when I found out Ben was coming 🙂 how lovely.
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what a touching post x
Thanks
You always make me either laugh or cry and this one was the latter. What a beautiful post my lovely.
xx
p.s. LOVING the new look blog – gorgeous…the things people get up to when I’m off having a baby eh!
You are post baby everything makes you cry! x
this made me well up. what a really heartfelt post.
Thanks x x x
Awwwwww. I kept all my sticks. I know it’s a bit euwww, but I did. Just a bit gutted that they didn’t have those new ones that say ‘pregnant’ I really want one of those! Hope I won’t end up regretting that statement!
I got those last time the ones with the weeks on!
What a beautifully written reflection on such an emotional time. I was just reflecting tonight about the earliest days of finding out that I was expecting – it is a wondrous thing, huh?
Its a lovely thing and even better when it all works out! x x
You get me every time, Jane. Sweet post.
Thank you x
Lovely story. It’s tough trying again after a miscarriage. Hugs.
Thanks Jax x
Awwww thats sooo lovely and so sweet. Its like peaceful harmony.
When I found out, I shook like a leaf, told hubby, rung my mum and bawled down the phone worried about how I would ever look after a newborn baby. (hasten to add, for a very wanted baby).
Awwww xxx
BB is beeeautiful! What a gorgeous picture of her. Nice post, too x
thanks 🙂