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I am so thankful to all of my friends, family co-workers, a church friends who threw me my baby showers (there were three). Although I expected my son in May and had my showers in April, the warmth and love that these people showed to me has hekped to sustain me during this difficult time. My significant other was deployed to Iraq (and is still there) at the end of Jan., and my mother died suddenly at the begining of Feb. so needless to say, I needed a little cheering up. On top of it all, we had just bought the house of our dreams where we hoped we could enjoy life as a family. Unfortunately I am living here alone until my family comes together someday. It is true, the more people that know the more people that will ask you "When is that baby ever coming home?" It gets frustrating sometimes but, I know that they care for me and want me to finally be happy after the crappy year I've had. My neighbor dragged me to Babies R Us to register, and boy am I glad I did. It was a wonderful day and her 6 yr. old helped me select items, scan them and even demonstrated how they worked. I didn't receive many clothes but, did get the larger items I needed. Someone in my church refinished the highchair that she used for her four adult children (it is 30+ yrs. old) and it is so beautiful. All I'm trying to say is that these gestures gave me hope. we're all different so, just go with your gut,
Lisa
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