Pregnancy Announcement

No, not mine. Before you get all excited. Or depressed.

I don’t know how pregnancy announcements make you feel, but normally they make me feel like shit. Yes, I am depressed it isn’t me. But I am even going to admit this: I am rarely, in any way, happy for the other person (unless we are talking my pre-TTC years). I just feel generally resentful and grumpy and depending on who it is and how close they are and how many kids they already have and how easy it has been for them, I generally have a good old cry as well.

But not this morning. This morning I got an email from an online friend. She POAS the day before her (FET) beta and got two lines. And guess what? I WAS HAPPY FOR HER!! My FIRST reaction was “wow, that’s FANTASTIC, I am so THRILLED”. Huh? So where did that come from??? I haven’t felt this way for someone in a very long time. It probably helped (me, not her!) that she has had a long hard struggle, with medical complications on both sides, numerous failed IVF’s and lots of embryos that never survived thaw on her multiple FET’s. So I am able to feel a bit more generous with my well wishes in cases such as these. But to actually feel REAL HAPPINESS for them, no.

So congratulations to ME, for somehow making this shift. Let’s hope it hangs around. My new attitude AND her new pregnancy.

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http://justastayathomewife.blogspot.com/
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http://cardsdealt.blogspot.com/
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http://www.ramblingsbyreba.com/

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What does your drawing say about YOU?

You tend to pursue many different activities simultaneously. When misfortune does happen, it doesn’t actually dishearten you all that much.
You are a thoughtful and cautious person. You like to think about your method, seeking to pursue your goal in the most effective way.
You like following the rules and being objective. You are precise and meticulous, and like to evaluate decisions before making them.
You have a sunny, cheerful disposition.

[I agree with all of this except the last line. But maybe sunny and cheerful was my natural disposition. When I was very very young…]