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Thursday, January 6, 2005

Listen, Kid.
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lucky
Topic: Pregnancy
Listen, kid.

I saw you today. I have been trying not to think about you very hard, or maybe trying to think you weren't really in there, because to be honest, the very fact of you takes my breath away and scares me. It seems like all the odds are stacked against us, and popular opinion is hardly on our side. To actually love you and want to know you seems scandalous, forbidden, like something illicit.

But there you were today on the ultrasound, just like I knew in my heart you would be. That curled-up little body, that flickering heart. And now that I've seen you, I can hardly deny you. You've been a part of me for weeks now, my little treasure no one can see yet.

I don't know what lies in store for us. Weeks and weeks of time. Tests and needles, for sure, and maybe a bunch of people telling us we're not meant to be together. But kid? I think we might have something here. This could be the start of something amazing.

My baby. Mine. Another baby. Ours. Wow. And kid? It was nice to see you. Come August, I'll press that first kiss onto your fuzzy little head. You just hang in there. We'll show them.

Posted by Gretchen at 4:13 PM PST

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Thursday, January 6, 2005 - 5:53 PM PST

Name: Rebecca
Home Page: http://ministones.blogspot.com

I've been waiting for this entry! I knew in my heart that you'd say all was well, but the eloquence of your words and the pureness of your love for this new life inside of you still took my breath away when I read it. Methinks you've got your Julia in there at last. Of course, given my track record in such things, you might as well start working on a boy name now...

Congratulations, Gretchen. That's one lucky kid.

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Friday, January 7, 2005 - 5:56 AM PST

Name: Joy

You brought tears to my eyes Gretchen - Congratulations!

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Friday, January 7, 2005 - 6:08 AM PST

Name: Kristy (ko_karma was kbh_kbh on e2e
Home Page: http://bivo.blogspot.com

I'm not sure if you remember me or not, but just wanted you to know your post made me bleary eyed. You sure has heck will "show 'em". You surely have a bunch of cheerleaders on your side.

Congratulations!

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Friday, January 7, 2005 - 1:42 PM PST

Name: AB
Home Page: http://www.hashai.com

Sniff. That was beautiful. Hang in there, kid.

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Friday, January 7, 2005 - 3:23 PM PST

Name: Melissa

Gretchen,

How wonderful! This kids will have the best mom ever.

Melissa

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Friday, January 7, 2005 - 8:17 PM PST

Name: Brandy

I'm so happy for you Gretchen :) That was so sweet.