Dear Expecting Mother,
Pregnancy can feel never ending sometimes. And there are moments of weakness, when you at times forget why you wanted this so bad. You forget all the nights on your knees you spent praying to be blessed with this child. The eagerness you felt at holding some else's baby and counted the ten fingers and toes while envisioning having your own child. The sadness you felt with each pregnancy announcement followed by a failed cycle where you tried to conceive your own child. The pain at being invited to multiple baby showers, while trying to remind yourself your time will come, as you grinned and bared it while crying on the inside.
Yes, in those very human moments, you are aching, vomiting, nauseated, swollen, your skin stretched and sometimes itchy, unable to bend over and tie your shoes. You feel unattractive, it's uncomfortable to travel or sleep. You have to literally go to the bathroom every five minutes or so. You just want that bundle of joy to be out already instead of laying across your pubic bone with feet stretched into your ribs. But remember it takes time for a baby to grow. So I am writing you this letter to remember.
As your other children suddenly look bigger, more cable all of a sudden and less like that baby you once knew. Those long months of pregnancy is a gift to them too, because they still need their mama in more ways then you know. Even though pregnancy feels long, too long in the moment, it gives your family and you some time to prepare for the change that comes with a new baby. Try to be grateful for the time it takes to grow a perfect human being.
Sincerely,
A Mom
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