Looking For Signs Of Pregnancy
I have found how the older I get the more like my mom I will be. My sisters used to tease me about this and it would make me upset. We tried to battle the similarities and observe what I might say and do. One day my husband complained to me that my mother was a generous loving women and that I should be proud that people thought I had been similar to her. I reflected on this and realized that he was right, I should be attempting harder to be more like her instead of discounting the traits we had in accordance.
I had been reminded of my mother yesterday when my son and his wife were over to our house visiting. As I watched my daughter in law through out the day I was noticing signs of being pregnant. My mother had an uncanny capability to notice pregnancy. She knew I was pregnant with my first child before I possibly could announce it to her. With my second pregnancy she knew I had been pregnant before I did. I didn’t wish to spoil my daughter-in-laws announcement so I did not say anything to her during the day. As we were doing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen she mentioned that she could not understand why she was so tired. She said she had been feeling very tired for a few weeks, even though she was getting the same quantity of sleep that she always does.
I casually mentioned this was among the signs of being pregnant. She looked at me very surprised and asked if I thought it could be possible. We both laughed at the question and she became embarrassed. I asked her if she had experienced any of the other signs of pregnancy such as being overly emotional or feeling strange in the morning or around certain smells. She confirmed all of the symptoms plus her last period had been very light and lasted only two days. She said that they had gone off birth control last month because they desired to start a family. She attributed all the symptoms to being off the pill. So many of her friends were having a hard time getting pregnant so she didn’t think it would happen immediately for them.
She went to the living room where her father and husband were playing chess. She told them which I had stated several signs of pregnancy to her and that she thought she might be pregnant. She insisted that we go to the pharmacy around the corner to get a pregnancy test. We bought the test and she went into the bathroom, the next minute she came out laughing and crying at the same time. The test came out positive. It was so fun to watch her and our son dance around the family room in joy.
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