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The Drama is Born

There are many things Drama had going for her before she was even conceived.  She, for starters, is the only child that my dh and I actually made a conscious choice to have.  For the other two, well, we have heard everything from ‘unexpected blessing’, ‘wonderful accident’ and ‘special suprise’.  Let’s be honest, people.  The other two were not our idea.  But Drama, our gift of Drama was the only time us and God had the same idea about us having a child.  And I trust when she gets old enough to know that, she will rub it in her brothers faces at every opportunity. Also on her side – my dh had just returned from his second tour when we decided to try for our second.  That meant he had a stretch of time at home, or at least in country.  So Drama’s is the only pregnancy my dh has experienced up close.  The only time he would be able to attend ultrasounds, doctors appointments, and experience the cravings and all-around bitchiness that is me, pregnant.  Shocking that he didn’t stick around for the 3rd…. You may say I have never seen cute pregnancy pictures with all her belly out and looking all glowing…. That’s because those moments did not exist.  I looked like a beach ball with legs.  Swollen legs.  And the only glow I had was nausea.  So no cutesy pie preggers pics for me.  In fact, even looking for any pregnancy pics of me I had a hard time finding any, and considering I have been pregnant for a total of 110 weeks of…