As many have noticed I have kinda been slacking in my posting...nothing for a month and then five posts to cover everything that has happened. There has been a reason...for starters I am exhausted and could go to sleep at 6pm every night (not that Sienna would let me).
Before anyone starts to think that I need to see a doctor, I have. Today marks my 12th week into my first pregnancy! I have not had morning sickness and except for being extremely tired and feeling ravenous I have felt pretty good. Seth is quite upset at the breast tenderness, but he will get over it!
I have begun to get very upset at the comments of people around us. Many just do not THINK before they open their mouths. The main comment I get is, "that is wonderful, you adopted and now you are pregnant...that is always the way it goes." The sad part is that I have gotten this comment from people that KNOW Sienna's adoption had NOTHING to do with trying to conceive! This is something that I explain to them and then walk off. I got this from several people at the mall; one in Vi*ctoria's Secret while explaining my need for new bras and one at the ornament stand after buying a personalized family ornament with "Seth, Sarah, Sienna and Baby" put on it. This woman even went into detail about how she hopes it happens that way for her sister (who could get pregnant but couldn't stay pregnant and has since moved on and adopted). Why do people see Sienna as a second choice to conception? She was anything but and I hope to stress that to her if she start to understand these thoughtless comments.
One of my other 'favorites' is, "now you will have one of your own." What does this mean?!?! I just want to hit them and walk off. I have tried to be nice and curtly say that Sienna is mine and move along (quickly), but I am getting frustrated and am sick of people!! What makes them think they can randomly talk to me about my family? I also had someone comment that, "now you know the plumbing works." Where they serious????
The sad part is that while I do have a little bit of a belly (it is currently just a protective layer of fat that has shifted from other parts of my body and is making my jeans cry) I have not gained any weight yet (certainly not for lack of eating-as previously mentioned) and dread the comments I will get when I start to show and people that I am not even talking to decided that they have a right to comment.
1 comment:
I feel bad you have to put up with those ignorant comments! I'm not planning to have any children myself, but if I would, I would definitely adopt, and the decision wouldn't have anything to do with whether I could get pregnant or not.
Luckily adopting is getting more and more popular, so hopefully people's attitudes will change soon.
Post a Comment