Feelings Of A Mom-To-Be

Feelings of Having a Baby..what it's like..? - 
A baby is a joy, is it not?
@zed_k4 (17589)
Singapore
May 11, 2008 7:41pm CST
Hello All Friends, I am happy to share this news. Just before I get home, my shift ends at 9 AM today . Apparently, one of my female colleagues went in the office and she was in cloud 9 all of a sudden. I thought she had become a millionaire or something and we were all in the office curious and started to ask her why. And she told us that she just found out that she's 3 weeks pregnant and she is very much happy. I share her joy as well and congratulated her. I could see her beaming, her eyes light up with joy like I've never seen before and she was really looking like she's in love. My question is (I apologize in advance if I sound stupid or anything), but what is the joy/feelings of a mom-to-be..? I am very curious. I do share her joy, but how does it feels to have a 'life' growing inside you? This question is especially catered to ladies, and a special especially for those who have given birth. I would love to hear your side of story. For I know that I need to know because one day I will be a father too. Don't know when, but the time will come. And I would love to see the 'light in her eyes' light up like my colleague just now. As for guys, please, please do not shy away. Maybe your wife or aunt or sibling has experienced this, and you know something about it, do comment. I would love to hear from both sides. I suddenly find myself wondering what it's like to be a father someday....hmmmmmmmmmm. Hugs All,zEd;)
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
12 May 08
i have a two year old son. but before we hit the jackpot my wife had a lot of miscarriages. the first time she told me that she was pregnant i was really very happy. it was the perfect time for her to get pregnant. she was so happy and she of course. the first thing we did was went to a doctor and make sure that she is realy pregnant and she was. but there was so many things happened after that so the next time she said she was pregnant it was more fear specially for my wife. but now our child is 2 years old and his picture appears as my avatar. i have sibblings who got pregnant also and of course we are all happy. we are more happy after delivery where you can see how cute and healthy the baby is.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Hello bro, first of all, I really would like to say how bad I felt for the loss of your wife for those miscarriages. It must have been very hurtful for you and her during those times. By the way, your child is really cute, and does she follows after you or your wife...? I'm glad that you guys are very happy now and may more bouncy babies come by on in future.
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• Philippines
12 May 08
we have pictures at my profile you can see who looks like our child. is it me or is it my wife? many people say our child looks like me but when he smiles he looks like my wife. my wife decided not to get pregnant again, i can not blame her. she got a lot of stress and tensions dealing with pregnancy. the last one gave her sleepless nights because she just want to make sure it was okay. she is so scarred that she will have another miscarriage. well i really wanted to have one more but i respect her decission.
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• Philippines
15 May 08
har har har, i always say he looks like me. well i think most dad do specially when their child is a boy. i respect what my wife feels because she was the one who was most affected during the miscarriages. me and my wifes relationship is a good one having a child made it perfect. it is not easy to be a parent but it is a lot of fun.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
12 May 08
Hi zed_k4! When my sister in law found out she was pregnant, she was so overjoyed. She has that twinkle in her eyes and she looks lovelier each time I see her. She may look a little tired but she is always smiling. She can't contain her joy and we were all happy for her. She is now pregnant with her third child, and her eyes says it all. I do wish, I have experienced it also. Hubby and I have been trying every medical means available but we failed. However, the joy my relatives feel, I feel the same joy for them. Maybe, if a miracle happens one day..I will be the happiest woman ever. Take care and happy mylotting. God bless!
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
12 May 08
Hi zed! Thanks for the kind words! Really appreciate it. God bless!
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
It's my pleasure...
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
That's wonderful, faith. And I'm sure that you will be blessed someday, you just need to believe in miracles. And if not, don't despair and instead just take it as a blessing in disguise. Thanks for your input on this and keep on trying. I'm sure you'll be a great mom someday. -winks-
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
12 May 08
i think being a mothe ra nice experience for all mothers. tahts why she is so haoppy. I do not have this experience but she is baeming for this reason. i have heard its awesome to know a life inside you.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Hello subha, I heard that too; that it's awesome for a lady to experience a life inside her. I can't imagine that, but it is perhaps a very wonderful feeling and it certainly made me appreciate of how my mom had carried me around for those months before.
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@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
12 May 08
It is something that can't be explained in words, but has to be felt in spirit. I was very happy *and scared* when i found out i was pregnant with my son, and as soon as i heard the little heartbeats i was most definately in love with the little thing growing inside of me. I knew I was in the process of creating another life, and that's just something that's really hard to think about. Me do something THAT BIG? big enough to harbor a tiny little fetus inside my belly for 9 months? To be called mother once he's old enough It was heart wrentching and well a beautiful thought of all things i could ever think of... ... It's almost impossible to say how a woman can feel... It has to be felt in first person.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I like the quote when you said, "It has to be felt in first person." I'm sure motherhood is such a nice thing, and I'm dedicating this discussion to all moms out there, to commemorate Mother's Day. This makes me respect my mom even more, to know how hard it is for her to carry me around for 9 months before giving labor.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
You are very much welcome. I do appreciate my mom too, because I know I will have a wife someday and she will carry my baby, and when I try to think about my mom went through, it would get to me. Enjoy your family life. I wish you happiness, my friend.
@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
12 May 08
Thank you very much :) yes and after having a child it makes you respect your parents more and more.... I have one child and I'm having trouble keeping up my mom bore 3 children and took care of five.
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• Lubbock, Texas
12 May 08
Well, I hate to tell you this Zed, but there's no way a woman can explain to a man what she feel when she finds that a new life's growing inside her. You see the physical is very closely connected to the emotional and since a man can't have a child growing inside him, it's impossible for him to understand the physical/emotional "glow" it creates in a woman. It is very good to know that you want to some day see that same light in "Her" eyes. When you do, you will have emotions that you just can't imagine until you find out you're going to be a father. Those feelings are every bit as real and as precious as the feelings of the mother-to-be, but quite different. It's not something one person can accurately describe to another.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Yes, oreo..that is a real cool, God's special gift that I truly feels amazed at especially whenever I see pregnant women.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
You sum it up really well and I think that you are indeed a loving and cool mom, most definitely. I think I get it, though I can't feel it. This is such a wonderful thing, right and this makes me respect women even more.
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• China
12 May 08
Er...how to say.you know ,as a one-year-old baby's mother,i think i can share something wiht you.i was excited when i knew i was pregnant ,for i have prepared to have a baby . i was so careful all the pregnant time,and my baby also gave me so many unique and amazing experience which was sweet and difficult to be forgotten,especially his move inside me... ...
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I read a lot about the movements inside the belly and that is something amazing that I would love for my wife someday to be experiencing. That is one of God's greatest gifts, ever. Thanks for your input.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
WOW!! I really can't wait. Thanks a lot, spring2008..
• China
13 May 08
It is my pleasure. I think someday you can feel that kind of move in your wife's belly,and i am sure your real joy begins at that time,that is exciting,amazing and proud...
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
12 May 08
Surely it is a great feeling especially when one is having the first baby. It is just so exciting that one give going to bring in a new life in this world. A life which would also signify love between me and my husband. Something which we will find lively and so possesive for both of us. But there is also some fear that do we know how to care. What will happen at the time of delivery. Will it be painful? Will i be able to do it?. The enviournment one gets at home is also a key factor about the feeling one have during such a period.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
Ahhh, this is the first time I see the answer there; a continuation of life between a husband and a wife. How poetic and nice that is. I know, my friend. All these factors you've mentioned have to be weighed and it ain't easy making the decision to have a baby. I wish you well, for any decision that you make on pertaining this. Just take it slow, and all will be fine, hopefully.
@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
12 May 08
I don't have any children so I can't say from personal experience but I imagine it is a wonderful feeling, except for the morning sickness, lol. Pregnant women do seem to have a certain glow about them. I would think it would also be a little scary though. Children are an awfully big responsibility.
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@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
12 May 08
She is doing better Zed. She still has her good and bad days but they seem to be getting better.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I'm sure it is a wonderful feeling, lucy. I respect women for that, and those who are just women. Because from the way society is right now, it sure ain't easy being a woman, I can pretty much see that. Thanks lucy sweet and take care.. How's your mom by the way...?
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I'm really glad to hear that, lucy. I hope she remains well for as long as she can be. I just can't bear to see elderly people being sick.
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@mummymo (23706)
12 May 08
It is very hard to be able to describe the joy and other feelings when you find out that you are pregnant my friend and with each of my pregnancies they were different! With the first I was overawed and overjoyed, amazed that there was a life growing inside me that would go on to become their own person and make their own contribution to our world! It was scary to think that I was responsible for making sure not only was this new life safe and healthy til it was born but that I would be responsible for their physical, mental, emotional, social and educational welfare and in making sure that I did the best I could to set them on the right road for the rest of their life! With my second it was just as scary as there were 8 years between my children and I had forgotten a lot of the feelings and also because I had to have fertility treatment to conceive this time! I am sure that you will be a wonderful father when the time is right sweety! xxx
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@mummymo (23706)
12 May 08
Despite everything sweety I adore being a Mum and feel so blessed to have 2 wonderful (although sometimes very irritating lol) children and I try my best to make sure that they are all that they can be and that they are healthy and happy and most of all that they know just how much they are loved! My kids are 6 and 14 so I still have a long way to go - I just hope I can live up to the role of being a good Mum! Thank you sweety! xxx
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
WOW!! You sum up the roles pretty well and that's not an easy feat, for me personally. How ever did you do all that...? I really respect you for it. Thanks so much, I really hope that I will be able to be a good father someday. I really like your nice answer, thanks so much. :)-
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
6 and 14 ain't a bad age, and the age-gap difference is just perfect there, I must say, sweetie. I'm sure you have done the best for them and always will be. Have a happy family life always and take care. ~
@ellie333 (21016)
12 May 08
I don't think there are any words to describe it. I am a mother of three and those little miracles grew inside of me for 9 whole months each and I helped feed and nourish them and help them grow in that time, awesome experience. I think the very first time you feel the baby move inside you is the most exhiliarating, like oh, oh, oh wow it just moved. Joy, wonder, fear and aprehension too as you want to do all you can for this baby growing inside of you. You feel more of a woman than you have ever felt and the sparkle in the eyes remains throughout the pregnancy even though towards the end you get very tired the eyes still shine. You literally bloom as people say when seeing a pregnant lady. I thank God every day for my children and for allowing me to experience the joy and wonder of becoming a mum-to-be and then a mum. Ellie :D
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Hello there ellie, you are certainly blessed. And that's an awesome joy to be blessed with 3 cute children; which I'm sure they are. How old are they, by the way...? It is such a great honor and moms all over the world certainly have gotten my respect. I think that they are very awesome and moms all over should rejoice Mother's Day together with their children. Have a good day with your children and love ones...:)-
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
They are growing up!! Lucky you. I certainly think that you have done a great duty being a mom to them and I know that they appreciate you very much. I respect you, really.
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@ellie333 (21016)
12 May 08
Hi Zed, mine aren't babies anymore I have two daughters 21 and 17 and a small son of 4. I have experienced much in life but never anything quite as remarkable as being a mum. Ellie :D
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@tjades (3591)
• Jamaica
12 May 08
Hi Zed. Speaking from a mother-hope-to-be someday stand point I think the glow of pregnancy is somewhat like the glow one has when we find that we are in love. I can only guess at the feeling of knowing theres a life growing inside but I think it is an amazing feeling once all is done in love. I remember one of my friends back in college who just had this nice rosy glow throughout her pregnancy. The pride I feel for those I have known who were estatic about their pregnancy is an indication I beleive of how I will feel when that time comes for me. (lol)
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
WOW!! The feeling is like that? Then it is really something that I would love to be feeling too with my wife to be someday. The experiences going through it all; sure to be exciting and certainly romantic. Ecstatic is a nice word. I like that, thanks for your input on this. Take care...
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@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
12 May 08
Hey, zed. I really don't know how dose it feel because I haven't had a baby yet. But my mum told me that it's also quite difficult to have us. I also ask my dad what's his feeling of that. My dad said he just felt he's going to be a father and that's it.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I suppose I will never know as well, LOL...because I'm a man. But I'm sure a woman being pregnant; it's a wonderful feeling, most certainly.
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
12 May 08
It is quite amazing. It is also scary. But mostly it is amazing. Of course there are things that happen to your body that are not so pleasant, but I would constantly be touching my belly, when the baby moves it is incredible. In the last couple of months it is really hard because you start to get really anxious about holding your baby.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
I heard lots about baby moving in the womb and all that, and moms-to-be would feel it. That is truly amazingly amazing...
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@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
12 May 08
first off you are adorable the way you express yourself. i love to read your posts. i am a mom and have been for 7 years. it is something i always knew i wanted to be. i love babies and children. my son did not come easily to me but being pregnant with him and knowing he was growing inside me was one of life's miracles. i felt so many different emotions and joy was definitley one of them. i could not wait to meet my little darling and never in my wildest of dreams could i have imagined motherhood to be more wonderful. he has given me so much love and joy that it brings tears to my eyes. i love him more than anything and cannot imagine my life without him, in fact i cannot really remember my life before he was born. i feel like my life really began the day we met. i thought i knew love before i held his sweet little body in my arms but the love i have for him and that he has for me is immeasuralbe and will last beyond this life and this world. i wish everyone could have a son like mine because he is sweet, caring and kind to everyone. when he hugs me and tells me he loves me there is nothing better in this world.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
Awwww, thanks so much, mikeysmom. I love to read your discussions as well and I find you to be a cool mom. I can sense that already, judging by your nick there. I find myself a little bit sad and touched when I read your post because it could have been the exact sentiments of my mom! I didn't know that having a child means that much to a mommy and thanks for all answers, including you, for I have a better understanding of women and I definitely respect them more. I have decided to give you a BR, and I wish I could give all moms here a BR for their very nice and heartwarming responses. It makes my respect for women get higher by the day. Thanks for your answer, for you have helped me to love my mom even more and to appreciate her. I wish you well and happiness for your son and you and your whole family.
@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
12 May 08
being a mom, i cannot even explain to you what joy i have when i found that im pregnat to my daughter, just a joy that you cannot explain, the angel that with you is a big blessing not a million box., but more than a million bux, being one mom is froud to have thier child & waitng them to hugs & give all the love, that what i feel but i dont have any idea to others.
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• Kuwait
15 May 08
hello Zed, yes is my nutty little one,:)
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
16 May 08
She is all so cute..are you European or American..? Your daughter looks very Eurasian..and European at the same time ..
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
15 May 08
This is your daughter, right in the avatar? She looks so gorgeous and pretty and cute. Thanks for explaining the joy to me. I finally understand..
• Regina, Saskatchewan
12 May 08
Childbirth is really nothing more than a concept - until you get pregnant. Then all of a sudden, you realize that a HUMAN BEING, is being nurtured to birth inside of you. A HUMAN BEING! Think about that. Look around you at the people in your life. Think about the fact that before they were born they lived and grew INSIDE their mothers. Life is sacred. We hold the sanctity of the right to live free and safe above all else in our social and judicial systems. To be becoming a mother/father, and realize that one of those lives is INSIDE a mother to be's body and will one day be part of the systems of living that we take for granted, is the most awesome realization in the world. I've tried to answer you zed, from a perspective that you can relate to as a person, rather than from the perspective of my being a mother. That's a WHOLE other response! LOL
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 May 08
WOW!! I wish I could give you a BR for that. Unfortunately, there can only be 1 BR and I have just given it out. However, I will still label your answer as one of the best responses that I've gotten for this discussion. That's very scientific, poetic and at the same time, truly amazing and makes me truly understand the impact of a child to a father and mother's life. Bravo, love your answer, sweetie. Thanks for that.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
13 May 08
LOL - well thanks Zed. I appreciate that. Usually it's best to wait at least 3 or 4 days before giving best response. Especially now that you are building a following. Gives your friends time to respond - some of us are old and slow you know! LOL
@gemini_rose (16264)
12 May 08
I have been pregnant 4 times and it is a very strange feeling when I first found out. I always found out really early too at about 3 weeks. It is like you know, but you do not believe it until you do a test, and even then you do still not believe it until you have been to a doctor and they tell you!! When I had it confirmed it is like excitement and fear all rolled into one, you are excited because you know that you are carrying a life inside you, but you fear that something will go wrong. You want to tell everyone, but at the same time you want to wait until you are past the 3 month mark in case something goes wrong. I also just wanted my bump straight away so that people would know!!
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
My respect for you certainly has risen! I didn't realize that you are a mom of 4!! WOW.....such amazing person you are. My respect is this high for you, really. That's great and I wish you a very happy life with your family. Take care and have a nice day there. :)-
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@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
12 May 08
Well, I can't speak as a mother, but as a father, for me the real joy began when I could put my hand on my wife's belly and feel the child move. I was quite the joyful feeling to know that that life within her was a part of you both.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Hello, bro. I admire you for that, and hope I'll be able to tell the same story to others like you did when my 'wife' gets pregnant someday. Thanks for your input...I appreciate it very much.
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@boloroo (120)
• Mongolia
17 May 08
Hello.You someday will marry of course. You and she love each odher in faith so much so you will see the 'light in her eyes'like yourcolleague. If she loves you very much She ready and happy to birth a son. So you will see the light in her eyes when you have the son
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
18 May 08
WOW, that is really a nice notion. I would like to see that as well, thanks my friend.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
2 Oct 08
Thanks friend.
@boloroo (120)
• Mongolia
18 May 08
Thanks Zed. I want to be good writing english like you
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@sturner03 (326)
• United States
17 May 08
I have given birth to 2 beautiful girls. Being pregnant was the happiest time of my life. In the beginning hearing the heartbeat for the first time thats the most amazing. That puts it into prespective and makes it so real, that there really is a life growing in you. The farther along you get, you have ultrasounds were u can actually see the baby in there. And now in some states they have high-tech 3-d ultrasounds were you can actually see the excat formation of the babies face. I knew from 6 months that my second child was going to look identical to my first and she did. It is the most amazing undescribable feeling having that life inside you. It makes you feel like the most special person in the world. It brings out a whole side of you some never knew they had. From the time I found out I was pregnant I became more cautious of everything, because you want nothing more then to bring the baby to healthy and full term. It is very hard to explain the feeling. As for giving birth. Man say they could do it, no you couldn't. It is the hardest thing in the world, but what the outcome is so worth all the pain. When they put my first daughter in my arms, I felt the most overwelming feeling of love I've ever felt in my life. It was an instant amazing bond, one that's never left. It's awesome that you wish that for your relationship someday. When the time comes you will understand. My boyfriend didn't want to be in the delivery room, said it till the day the baby was born, but I was in labor with my second for 23 hours and he was right there by my side, and he has told me that it changes you seeing a baby born. He has alot more respect and compassion for me seeing what I have gone through bringing 2 children into this world.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
18 May 08
Hello there. 23 hours to be in labor is a real long time and when I read your post, I really admire everything that you have gone through, sturner. Thanks for this sweet post. I really admire you.