Mama Bearable

Let's see, where was I? Oh yeah, early April, and the little plus sign. I was in the bathroom alone, determined to keep the results to myself. We had had too many negative results, I didn't want to make Eric go through that again. The excitement of being a few days late, only to have our hopes dashed faster than we could toss the test into the garbage. Eric found out later that I had taken many pregnancy tests he didn't know about, with gentle correction he reminded me that we were in this together, meant to traverse the hills and valleys side by side. His patience and reassurance in life keeps me grounded in so many ways. I remember my reaction when I stared down at that little plastic stick, the plus sign staring me in the face. I closed my eyes tight, and opened them again, thinking that my eyelids would wipe the image away. But there is was, that little plus. I thought to myself "no, no way" this has to be wrong. So I took another test, just to be sure. ...