Waiting
This week has been most distracting. As Rae has written, she’s late. Today probably borders on the very late. She’s done three tests, one even performed ‘under medical supervision’, and all have come up negative.
It’s so difficult not knowing. I don’t want to get too excited in case this is just Rae’s body throwing us a curve ball, but as each day passes it becomes trickier to think this is the case. Still, I have to temper my excitement ’cause if we are wrong then then the disappointment will be even more the crushing.
This has brought us to somewhat of a dilemma. If we do get a positive at some stage do we tell? Traditionally, and wisely, most couples wait for three months before telling others but we have this blog. Part of wanting the idea behind Contemplating Albert (or Kennedy) was to chronicle events regardless of what happens so we will be letting everyone here know pretty much as soon as we know. If you could keep it to yourselves though we’d really appreciate it.
Now back to the waiting.
October 2nd, 2004 at 7:08 pm
If you do, I promise not to tell! Fingers crossed in California on your behalf from this enthusiastic stranger. If anyone tries to get the secret out of me, I can definitely be trusted — especially if it’s one of the potential grandmas! As one of those myself in hopefully the next decade or so (if either son gets busy, darnit!) I’m hoping to get some vicarious thrills out of your forthcoming stories. But, having been firmly in the “not telling” camp in my own much younger years, I can fully remember the desire to savor secretly for a while the wonder of that new reality. Either way, I doubt your loyal readers will desert you :)
October 3rd, 2004 at 12:16 pm
fingers crossed in excruciating agony here as well.
October 4th, 2004 at 3:00 pm
fingers, toes, legs, eyes, so on and so forth….
November 30th, 2005 at 6:43 am
A Raising Boys Book friendly way to apprach the subject