tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post4012119943774398749..comments2023-09-18T08:07:15.353-04:00Comments on Aidan, Baby of Mine: SignsEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587287197734518952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-8262594309121450832011-01-11T14:36:25.469-05:002011-01-11T14:36:25.469-05:00I remember with my first pregnancy being excited t...I remember with my first pregnancy being excited that my due date was on my dad's birthday. I took it as a good sign because I had been born on my mother's father's birthday. So it was like history repeating itself.<br /><br />But history didn't repeat itself. My baby died.<br /><br />I tend to hold onto superstitions that foretell "bad" things. That way I am pleasantly surprised if things turn out OK. I've gotten to the point of wishing that a sign of good fortune could be true - but never, ever trusting it. <br /><br />I hope your ultrasound goes well - I had to chuckle a bit when you described deciding which day to have the ultrasound. I've done that kind of decision-making so many times. I totally get it.Violet1122https://www.blogger.com/profile/05470143683967710014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-24813183100801575752011-01-11T08:23:40.180-05:002011-01-11T08:23:40.180-05:00Good luck at the ultrasound! I know how scary that...Good luck at the ultrasound! I know how scary that first one can be. I am really hoping that yours goes way better than mine did.<br /><br />I found out I was pregnant with Cub on Jacob's due date and I thought that was a sign that Jacob was watching over us and would make this baby live and be OK. So much for that. I don't know what it will be like the next time. <br /><br />I like Liz's comment too, a very nice way to think of it and it made me feel even more hopeful for this baby :)<br /><br />I don't know when to book future ultrasounds. I could book them on days that are already "bad". I found out that Jacob died on a Monday and I had my first ultrasound with cub on a Monday, so that worked out well. Another day of the week wasn't tarnished by something. But then I'll be scared to book them on a "bad" day in case it "makes" us get bad news again. Life used to be so much simpler.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860497122946287983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-51694657349125690612011-01-11T03:10:53.580-05:002011-01-11T03:10:53.580-05:00My due date was 14 Aug, 2008. My mother in laws bi...My due date was 14 Aug, 2008. My mother in laws birthday. A week earlier is my grandmother's birthday, a week later my dad. I figured one way or another, Hope had a good chance of sharing a birthday with a loved one. Except she was stillborn on 19 Aug 2008, so like you I stopped believing in omens and good signs as for me they all amounted to squat.<br />I like Liz's comment above though, and hopefully that is the good sign to take out of all of this.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-5082926658492113042011-01-11T01:35:37.285-05:002011-01-11T01:35:37.285-05:00My first instinct upon reading this was that Aidan...My first instinct upon reading this was that Aidan shared a date with your grandma that had passed away. And, unfortunately, he did, too. This baby shares the date with a living grandma...therefore, this baby is meant to live...and thrive. :) Thinking of you and hoping Thursday brings only joy.~Liz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04230141749711669579noreply@blogger.com