A Broken Heart
I was so thrilled to be pregnant! We waited so long for it! We were trying for well over a year and every month I was heartbroken. Invites to friends kids birthdays, honored to be invited and sad not to have my own. Announcement after announcement of pregnancies... the feeling of jealousy and shame. I found out on the morning of my and my dad's (60th) birthday weekend. I was so excited that I just wanted to tell the world! My mom had planned to take him to Lake Geneva Wisconsin for the weekend and we were going to meet them as a surprise. So for his birthday gift, I wrapped up a little pair of white baby booties. I couldn't wait to give them to him! My two sisters and I and our husbands waited patiently at the bar for him to arrive. I remember my husband ordering me soda with a splash of cran so that my sisters wouldn't be suspicious. My dad walked in and he was so surprised to see us! It was such a wonderful beginning to our weekend. After everyone settled in and ha
