My Sister said the Sweetest Thing!

HangingInThere · #1 January 16th, 2008, 09:22 AM

I think you all are aware of this but both my sisters are pg. My middle sister is due in March and my baby sister in May. I am truely excited for both of them. They both know what they are having, so I will have a new nephew in March and a new neice in May.

Well, my baby sister is looking at being a single mom as the baby's daddy is an ex-boyfriend whom she broke up with a month before she found out she was pg. She's been having a tough go of it, but it is becoming a stronger women because of it. Anyway, she came down to stay with me this last weekend while Dh was out of town so we could have some girl time and go shopping. It was great! While we were out shopping she said the sweetest thing.

We had been talking about when she thought she would have the baby and she said she thought she would be born on the 17th of May, since both my sister's and the baby's daddy's birthday's fall on a 17th. I said that's right his birthday (the baby's daddy) is on the same day I found out I m/c'd. She said yes, that is when I conceived remember. Anyway she went on to explain that she has already explained to the baby's daddy that this is not only their baby, but my baby too, because it is too ironic that she conceived on the same day that I found out I m/c'd. Hence why she chose her name to be Gracie, because she is a Fall from Grace.

I teared up!! I told her that was ironic and that they only thing about it is that I have always thought that my loss was a boy. She had felt that my baby came back to live in her womb, but I don't think so. However, I do believe their is some connection between Ben & Gracie, because the dates are too ironic. Regardless I thought it was special the meaning behind it for my sister and the fact that my little Ben will never be forgotten as his memory will live on through Gracie. So maybe that is the connection. Isn't just the sweetest thing that she feels that way though?

keekopeeko · #2 January 16th, 2008, 09:43 AM

awww that made ME tear up! thats beautiful...

i know what you mean about feeling like your baby was a boy.. but i think you are right.. his memory is going to live on in his cousin, gracie.. thats a wonderful feeling...to know your sister understands so deeply.

~Em

tparum · #3 January 16th, 2008, 09:48 AM

that was so sweet of her

heatherrose415 · #4 January 16th, 2008, 10:20 AM

that got me all choked up! that is soooo sweet of her!!!

jademyst13 · #5 January 16th, 2008, 10:58 AM

That really is sweet

..Jessica.. · #6 January 16th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Your sister sounds like an amazing young woman!!!

What she said made me tear up too!!!

HangingInThere · #7 January 16th, 2008, 02:01 PM

All the women in my family are pretty special. We all share a common bond. My mom likes to call it the witchy powers, but truely we are all somewhat pyschic if you believe in that sort of thing. So signs and meanings are very important to all of us. Funny part is we all know how each other is feeling even when were not around each other. If something is wrong we just know. Kind of like twin telepathy. But yes, she is an amazing young woman, in fact Jess she is about your age. She has truely grown up in the last year and now being pg she has matured even more. I have given her alot of advice lately and she has actually taken alot of it to heart, which she would have never done in the past. I truely respect her for that and think she is being such a trooper going through with having this baby, especially when she is going to be a single mom. She could have easily decided to get rid of it but didn't and I respect her for that.