Thursday, July 03, 2008
It's In the Water
No, it's not in my water, but it certainly is in a lot of my friends' at the moment. Three of my friends just delivered their babies in June and I have 17 more friends who are expecting! SEVENTEEN!! Is that even possible? I guess so! Some of these women I have been friends with since I was a toddler, some since junior high, others from college, and still others that I have met within the past couple of years. Let me just say, I could not be happier for these women. For many, this will be their first baby and they are anxiously awaiting his or her arrival. I even stayed up super late the other night looking at everyone's baby registries because of my excitement. If I am to be honest, though, I must say that I wish I were going through all of this with you. Man, that sounds so whiny and selfish to actually write it out and admit it to all of you! Don't get me wrong, I am SO grateful for the blessings in our lives, but if it were up to us, we would be experiencing this pregnancy stage too. It's just not the right timing for us and it is hard to come to that conclusion as a couple (and wait for the right time). This coming school year is already going to bring a lot of change for me with starting my new job and most of you know that I can only handle so much change at a time! I'm just trying to accept the fact that I will be in my thirties when I start my family and according to my plan, I would be having my second :). It's like the saying...man plans, God laughs! Well, he must get a LOT of good laughs from me. Thanks for letting me get all of these thoughts down and out of my head. I truly hope that I have not offended anyone with my selfishness. I could not be happier for you! Congratulations to Shelley, Tanya, and Kim...oh and Elena who is having her baby girl today! Oh, and in case any of you are curious...5 boys, 9 girls, 6 unknown.
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17 - wow! and I thought I had a lot of friends having babies! But don't feel like you're being selfish by wishing you were going through it, too. I can totally understand where you're coming from! There are so many things that I thought would be different about my life (you know, if I had done everything according to MY plan :)), but I absolutely wouldn't change a thing. And I can tell you from experience -- starting your family in your thirties isn't all bad (we're surviving so far!!!) :) In the meantime, just keep yourself super-healthy so you're ready for those babies when God decides you are, too!! :)
Oh - and it's a long drive, but you're welcome to come up here and borrow Grant for some baby snuggles any time you need them!! :)
i'm with katherine... starting a family in your 30s is fine! :) but don't feel bad about how you feel. it's hard for all of us to accept God's plan sometimes, but then we realize that He knows best. i know you've heard all of this from me before... just take advantage of this time with the two of you now... we are finding it hard to find time to just go to the movies together! we love you lots!
You are not being the least bit selfish Jill. It is perfectly natural for you to be yearning for the stage of motherhood and share your love with children with your own! I wish I had comforting words but you really said it best yourself. Before you know it, you'll be experiencing all the joy you anticipate. yes, the timing WILL be perfect and you'll never look back. You will be a fantastic mom and Tim, a dad. Thank you for your recent encouraging comment. You are so sweet and I'm sad we didn't get to hang out more either. But atleast we can keep in touch this way. :) I hope you had a great 4th and enjoy these days of summer!
You are not being the least bit selfish Jill. It is perfectly natural for you to be yearning for the stage of motherhood and share your love with children with your own! I wish I had comforting words but you really said it best yourself. Before you know it, you'll be experiencing all the joy you anticipate. yes, the timing WILL be perfect and you'll never look back. You will be a fantastic mom and Tim, a dad. Thank you for your recent encouraging comment. You are so sweet and I'm sad we didn't get to hang out more either. But atleast we can keep in touch this way. :) I hope you had a great 4th and enjoy these days of summer!
Jill... Glad to see you're blogging again.
I've included the link to the tutorial I used to create my new template on my blog under where I give credit to the "paper" I used.
It looks kinda scary, but it's fine.
Have fun.
Daisha
Nice look for the blog.
Good job.
Daisha
17 PREGNANT friends???? Heck, I don't even HAVE 17 friends! Ha! j/k I am sharing in your whininess (is that a word?) everytime I see a new grandmother holding her new grandbaby! I will be such a FOOL over this unborn/unconceived child we pray for already! Karin and I will have him/her spoiled rotten - but a very well-behaved rotten! :) It will all happen just at the right time. And you and Tim will be fabulous parents! Until then, we will steal those baby-snuggles from the Class of 2026. Love, Mom
PS - I really like the new facelift you have given your blog. Very nice.
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