day 1:gift

I had the day to think of a gift that I take for granted. It needed to be abstract if you will. There was a long list of ideas for this assignment. One that jumped out at me was fertility. I have never had to think about fertility for a second. My mother put the fear of God into me at a young age by telling me if a horny boy walked by me I would get pregnant. So I spent most of my life petrified of my fertility. All I had to do was think about getting pregnant and I was. Actually, my mid-wife told me I was that .1% that manages to get pregnant on birth control. I remember falling asleep sitting up on the couch and saying to myself "I haven't been this tired since I was pregnant...." End of story. For so many women it is a long journey. Hormones, injections, anxiety. I wonder how many couples go through this alone. It's not like we talk about it casually at cocktail parties. Regardless, the outcome is the same. Happy bubbly babies who love us unconditionally.
This is joy of luck: day 1