Mo and Will,
Like many others, I have been reading your journey for quite some time, wishing and hoping with you. The both of you truly are a model of strength in turmoil, a light to other people battling infertility. Your frank discussions of the pain and hope of each round of IVF and testing was so raw and so real.
I'm so happy to be writing this on the day you are to be induced. Like much of the ALI blogosphere, I am refreshing my browser hourly (who am I kidding--every few minutes) to see if there is any news. I am thrilled beyond words for the both of you as you start your new journey. I hope that Magpie enters the world safely and healthy.
I look forward to hearing about your new life with her (if you wish to share----please!). The only advice I can give is-as others have said-take lots of pictures, write down some notes about her every few days (I kept one sheet that had had the feeding schedule for the boys, and I am so glad I did!) and remember to be gentle with yourself. No matter how much you have longed to see her face, raising a child is tough. And a newborn is extremely hard! Take help when you can get it. Please don't feel like you need to "make up" for your body by being "everything, all the time" to Magpie. You are going to be tired. There are going to be times that you just want a break. And that is OK. Really. Just because things are overwhelming, doesn't mean that you love your daughter any less, that you wanted her any less. It means that you are a new Mom and Dad. A very, very normal new Mom and Dad. Yes, Mo, get used to it: M-O-M. Is any other word quite so sweet?
Love to all three of you!
Brenda
Like many others, I have been reading your journey for quite some time, wishing and hoping with you. The both of you truly are a model of strength in turmoil, a light to other people battling infertility. Your frank discussions of the pain and hope of each round of IVF and testing was so raw and so real.
I'm so happy to be writing this on the day you are to be induced. Like much of the ALI blogosphere, I am refreshing my browser hourly (who am I kidding--every few minutes) to see if there is any news. I am thrilled beyond words for the both of you as you start your new journey. I hope that Magpie enters the world safely and healthy.
I look forward to hearing about your new life with her (if you wish to share----please!). The only advice I can give is-as others have said-take lots of pictures, write down some notes about her every few days (I kept one sheet that had had the feeding schedule for the boys, and I am so glad I did!) and remember to be gentle with yourself. No matter how much you have longed to see her face, raising a child is tough. And a newborn is extremely hard! Take help when you can get it. Please don't feel like you need to "make up" for your body by being "everything, all the time" to Magpie. You are going to be tired. There are going to be times that you just want a break. And that is OK. Really. Just because things are overwhelming, doesn't mean that you love your daughter any less, that you wanted her any less. It means that you are a new Mom and Dad. A very, very normal new Mom and Dad. Yes, Mo, get used to it: M-O-M. Is any other word quite so sweet?
Love to all three of you!
Brenda
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