tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post8181925760615202147..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: Maternal DesireBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-16021398033830326832011-10-29T03:03:03.181-04:002011-10-29T03:03:03.181-04:00I LOVE this line - it so describes how I feel, too...I LOVE this line - it so describes how I feel, too:<br /><br />"Luckily I was able to recognize it for what it was: a physical desire to have HIM again, not any random baby."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212690454989568626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-72816669935029651252011-10-23T15:58:30.790-04:002011-10-23T15:58:30.790-04:00What I forgot to add: My husband readily says it&#...What I forgot to add: My husband readily says it's the best decision he ever made, too! Once he saw our little son's feet kicking, at sixteen weeks for the amnio ultrasound, he was hooked- in for parenting, all the way- and though we don't always agree on parenting style, he's one of the most involved Dads, ever.<br /><br />Grandkids- I need to wait a while, at least ten years, I hope. But I am looking forward to those days. I'd love to be involved in a baby's life again.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-120641084080416142011-10-23T15:27:10.301-04:002011-10-23T15:27:10.301-04:00I didn't become pregnant until I was 37. We...I didn't become pregnant until I was 37. We'd never tried before that, and it only took a couple of months. I more or less gave my husband the ultimatum, that if we didn't at least try, I would always regret it, and I wouldn't be able to help blaming him. I knew I was of the age where it was pretty much now or never. He wasn't even working at the time- he was finishing an additional degree, and I was a full-time librarian carrying the health insurance.<br /><br />My pregnancy went smoothly, with no problems for me. I went through the typical morning sickness, stoically, almost joyfully, leaving the reference desk to barf, brush my teeth, and return to the desk. If again, I'd love to have not worked during my pregnancy, but luckily, it all worked out for me to be a stay-at-home mom, after returning for a short time, part-time, keeping up the nursing through pumping, until my husband found the full time job he still "enjoys." (hates)<br /><br />Pregnancy and motherhood was not necessarily a craving for me, an ache in the uterus- but once I really, really thought about it, and the natural deadline seemed looming, I knew it was what I wanted, and it was the best decision I ever made in my life to have my son.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.com