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Reflections on Pregnancy in 2017

Tonight I was on the couch with my husband, venting about how I feel like I am so strapped on time, and that for nine months out of the year in 2017 I felt like it had been wasted. For nine months all I did was vomit, feel dizzy, struggle to walk and do daily activities. I dropped out of school when I wanted to pursue a graduate degree. I lost nine months bonding and spending time with Evangeline, because I was too sick to play or bond with her. For nine months, I barely socialized and missed my friends. 2017 was full of doctor appointments, tears and me struggling to trust God. I said to Kevin, "I feel like I lost 9 months doing nothing!" He responded, "Leigh, you spent most of the year making a baby!" Defeated, I muttered, "Yeah...but I also lost a baby." There are times when I feel like I'm being punished or forgotten by God, all because life didn't happen the way I wanted. I struggle because while I prayed for pregnancy and a safe delive...