Booties

Booties, as in baby booties. So, get that song "Baby got back" out of your head :)

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If you happen to have read my last post, you might be holding your breath. Please breathe now. I'll wait...Ok, so I mentioned in my last post that I had purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket. And that if I won I would give free infertility meds to everyone who follows my blog :) The $314 million dollar winning ticket was actually sold in Albany New York. Where. I. Live. Unfortunately, I didn't win. :( But just for the record, if I had won, I really would have mailed each and every one of you some free baby makin' drugs :)

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Baby booties. Cute little things for baby feet. Which also make cute little baby shower favors. I don't know if anyone else already came up with this idea, but I'm going to go ahead and give all the credit to my Nana. She's been knitting them for baby showers since the 60's or something like that. She knits tiny baby booties in all different colors. White, pink, blue, yellow, green. Ya know, baby colors :) But she makes them tiny, not actually baby wearin' booties. And then a pair is pinned to each guest when they arrive, like a corsage. They are really cute. And you can jazz them up with "It's a girl" or "It's a boy" ribbon. I went to a baby shower today for my cousin Jenny. It was a beautiful shower and my Nana made the little booties for everyone. Here's why I'm terrified. My Nana is going to be 90 years old next January. I have a fear of her passing away soon. And I also have a fear that her only grand-daughter won't have a baby before she passes. Every time I see her she says how she's hoping and praying that we will have a baby soon. It makes me smile and it makes me sad too. It's like a race against the clock. Not only do I want a baby so badly for us, but I want my Nana to be here to share in the happiness. It also makes me sad to think that if she were to pass before that day, I wouldn't have her signature booties at my shower :( Having them made by someone else, just won't do. They have to be made by her hands and her love. So, I'm hoping that God will hurry up with my baby and slow down with taking my Nana :)

My aunt asked me at the shower today if baby showers are hard for me. I realized that once I'm there at a shower, it's good. I'm happy and having a good time. It's the hours before and after the shower that are hard. Because that's when I get sad about my loss and my infertility. Anyone else feel that way?

My cousin Jenny gave me a fertility candle today. So sweet of her! And especially sweet being that she was made to open up her bags at the airport because they were suspicious of the candle!! I'm not sure where she got the candle yet and what the instructions are (she's gonna email them to me!). But it's a tall, pretty blue candle with this goddess lady on it. Pretty soon I'm going to have this shrine to fertility on my bedside table and I'm very much okay with that! :) Every little bit helps!

Goodnight, blog world. I'll be dreaming of baby booties. For my baby shower someday...