Baby Fever
I hesitated to write this and publish it; however, I started it the other day and saved it (just in case)...and, after editing it again, I feel like it's important to share where I'm at emotionally. This way, just in case someone else is feeling this way too (or struggling in a different way), perhaps it will help them feel less alone. This week, approximately 8 of my Facebook friends announced their pregnancies. (Obviously it was a slow winter/spring!) After my miscarriage this year, I have tried hard to keep things in perspective. However, sometimes I just need to let myself feel sad or angry or frustrated. I'm noticing that the more I keep it in, the harder it is to be accepting of the happy news that my friends share with me. First of all, I miss my friends terribly. It's hard to grow up and not be close to everyone (physically at least). I am longing for the college days when I got to see my friends every day, or at least every week in the summer, and we could ha...