Twenty eight years ago on this date, I called all my relatives (no internet then!) and began each conversation with these words: "This is NOT an April Fool's Joke....I am pregnant!"
I was 34 years old, had one son who was 14 years old, and I had not intended on having any more children. But, The Ronald and I received the greatest surprise gift, our son, Mark, in October 1987!
A story I wrote about that experience is in Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul (2007), and also included in my memoir (2013).
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According to http://www.123greetings.com all this week (4/1 - 4/7) is Laugh Week! So, here's one of the many Aunty Acid jokes that I like.
Every year on this day, April 1st, I remember a few, extremely momentous phone calls I made on that day in 1987.
Twenty seven (27) years ago today, I called long distance family & friends and said, "This is not an April Fool's Joke. I AM PREGNANT!"
Where has the time gone? I miss that baby, that little boy, that young man.....but I'm also so proud of the man he is today!
Below is from the chapter in my memoir, "The Joyous Journey":
"On
March 30, 1987 the
doctor uttered in his charming British accent those now infamous words, “My
dear, you’re pregnant!” What??? How can this be?? How did this happen?? All
those ridiculous, rhetorical questions kept repeating themselves in my head."
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The same chapter was published in Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul, in 2007. My first major publication!
"I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child." -- Loretta Lynn
