made me worry a lot through the first half of my next pregnancy. However during this pregnancy, I was teaching and the children were really wonderful sharing jn my happiness at expecting. I had a craving for oranges and they picked up on that and started bringing me oranges. Sometimes I had a dozen or more lined up on my desk. These were the days before routine ultrasound so you didn’t know the sex beforehand. The kids made a graph of their predictions. I can’t exactly put into proper words the exhilaration when I felt the first signs of life. It is a fluttering like a little butterfly inside you, and you gasp knowing exactly what it is. Feeling the turns and kicks as the months progress is pure joy. I found myself just automatically rubbing and patting my stomach as you would a baby. I guess I was practicing. I had morning sickness for awhile but miraculously saltine crackers often held it at bay if I could get a few down first thing. Natural childbirth classes really helped ease worries and fears. When you are obviously pregnant with your belly sticking way out in front, random people would ask when was I due and surprisingly even touch my stomach, which surprisingly didn’t really bother me. I enjoyed talking about how excited I was. I did hear a lot of involved labor stories from others which raised some anxiety for sure. When I first found out I was pregnant, I quit smoking and never went back to it. Best of luck with your book!😊
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