Maybe Father's Day

So this past weekend was Mother's Day and I was dreading it. Doesn't that sound awful! For someone who has been ttc for almost a year and a half though I honestly was. I actually refused to go to a family function. Now on my behalf I did end up having a lot of work to do...but I planned on not going ahead of time. I was just so nervous that somebody would lovingly tell me in one way or another that they can't wait for me to have a baby. This sounds like such an innocent and kind thing to say, but the thought of it is enough to bring me to tears. I have tried to think through a list of do's and don'ts for polite conversation with somebody that may be ttc and really if you get me at a bad time everything is off limits so that's really not fair.

I have been on an emotional roller coaster for going on 17 months. Sometimes I can give all of the stress and worry over to the Lord and truly relax knowing that He is taking care of it how He sees fit, in His timing, and it will be AMAZING. Other times I am a complete ball of nerves and I cry about everything. There is a fine line for me between optimistically planning, placing my hope and trust in the Lord or obsessively worrying myself to death. 

One thing that I really enjoy optimistically planning is my pregnancy announcement especially around holidays. We're talking I could plan an announcement for any holiday including the biggies like Christmas and Thanksgiving all the way down to Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, Boxing Day, etc. Soon course I had thought about the what if I'm pregnant by Mother's Day scenario, but alas not yet so maybe Father's Day.