A Purposeful Peek

Addie Grace, You are two months old now, and I want to tell you something. Lean in close and listen carefully, because this is so important. It's something that your daddy and I haven't shared with virtually anyone, but you should know... When momma was 18 weeks pregnant with you, we had an ultrasound. We were thrilled when it showed that you would be a baby girl! At my next appointment, I saw the report from that ultrasound that listed out all of your body systems and reported "normal" on all of them...all of them except for one. Brain --- see comments below, it read. My heart skipped a beat when I read the details below. Details that said there were cysts on your brain. Cysts that could suggest some genetic abnormalities that may cause some developmental delay. To that point, my pregnancy tests had all been normal, but we wouldn't know anything more until you were born. On the drive home from that appointment, I cried. Sobbed. But through my tears, I began

Tuesday, November 15th arrived, and I was still pregnant. REALLY pregnant. So obviously about to pop that after my 40 week appointment with my midwife, while walking into Olive Garden with my mom, two ladies passed me and not-so-subtly commented, "Did you  see her?! She looks like she is ready to have that baby any  day..." Don't you just love when people state the obvious...especially  strangers?! Also while eating lunch there, my sweet young waitress asked when my due date was. When I replied, "Today, actually!" she carefully backed away with a nervous smile, and said "Oh...! Wow. I can't believe you're here!" People are so funny around pregnant women...it's as if they think they will be asked to deliver the baby themselves if they get too close to a pregnant woman on her due date...! At home that evening, I began feeling some early labor signs but didn't want to get my hopes up that I might actually go into labor on my due date!