Mothers Day
Mothers Day 2011: This is the first Mothers Day that I have been married. I think to myself that if I wanted, I could be a mom by next Mothers Day. This is a crazy thought, but it does give my stomach butterflies thinking about pregnancy and motherhood. Mothers Day 2012: Well, I have been trying to get pregnant for 8 months. Everyone says that for many couples, it takes a year to conceive. I am trying to reassure myself that surely by next Mothers Day, I will be a mom. Mothers Day 2013: I have been to the doctor now. He doesn’t know why I haven’t become pregnant after 20 months of trying. He is running tests and assures me that some ovulation medication and intra-uterine inseminations will do the trick. I’m sure that by next Mothers Day, I will be holding my own baby in my arms. Mothers Day 2014: People have begun to comment, inserting their own opinions into the fact that I don’t have children yet. They tell me to relax. They tell me