Motherly Instincts

Ithink that once you have it, you have it. You pick up on the kids when they want something and even when they grow up.

I know exactly what you mean. It started when I was pregnant for the first time. I knew I was having a girl. The doctor said he knew I was having a boy by the heartbeat; my aunt proclaimed that she knew I was having a boy by the way I was carrying the baby (she had 3). Everyone insisted that I was having a boy. Except me. I knew it was a girl. I took pink things to the hospital. I already had her name picked out...Jennifer Grace. To everyone else's shock, I had a girl. Told them! lol My daughter is grown now, but I can still tell if she isn't well even before she knows it. When she moved 80 miles away and I didn't see her much, we still talked on the phone often. I could tell from the sound of her voice if she wasn't well or if something was wrong. And sometimes, I would just feel that she needed me and give her a call. Sure enough, she did. She would say, "I was just getting ready to call you!" lol Who can explain it? I know mothers who don't have a clue, as well. I think it's just a wonderful thing, a great bond with our children that gets stronger the more we tap into it or the more open we are to it. I can't explain it, but it's a wonderful thing to experience.