- The way your heart felt when the stick turned pink
- The way your stomach felt after the mere whiff of a cracker
- The look on your husband's face-and your parents', your best friend's, and your boss's - when you told them
- The miraculous flutter of that first kick
- The closeness you felt with your husband as you held his hand and, together, felt the baby move
- A few months later, watching your tummy undulate as the baby played soccer in there
- How hard you laughed over all the silly name possibilities: Horace or Mango, anyone?
- The agony (getting yet more blood drawn) and the ecstasy (previews of the baby's face via sonogram) of all those doctor visits
- How much fun it was to march up to the bra counter and ask for a 36D
- How incredible, in every sense of the word, your body looked at its fullest
- How ravenous you were that one night when you wolfed down a pepperoni pizza, a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and a jar of pickled peppers - and still could have gone for more
- How thrilled - and terrified- you felt when the labor pains finally kicked in and you realized your child was almost here...and your life was about to be transformed forever
I read this and just HAD to post it!!
