It is inevitable that people will continually ask when a couple plans on having children during their 'fertile' years, but this was the first time THE question was asked since we found out about my ute.
While celebrating a friend's birthday Monday night the question came up and it felt like a brick hit me in the face. Luckily my husband fielded the question and swiftly changed the subject while I sat there silent and breathless. He knew I was feeling uncomfortable and sad, and he gave my hand a good squeeze to let me know it would be ok.
When we returned home we had a short chat about THE question and how it had made us feel. I told him that I had felt sad, but his response uplifted me: We still have lots of options. There's no reason to be sad yet.
He's right. This is not hopeless. This is not impossible. This does not have to be sad.
I saw a preview for the movie Soul Surfer.. In it, the young girl who plays Bethany Hamilton says, "I'm not asking for easy, I'm asking for possible."
Me too.
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