I was going to announce on Christmas but instead I misscarried. Some of my friends are lapping me in the baby department, and the cards are full of babies. The holidays are just tough because it's a great time to envision telling good news and everyone assumes you want their good news. But in January we're all just people.

I'm not jealous but I feel a twinge of pain everytime I see another announcement. It just reminds me of my due date that is no longer. I'm happy for the friends and acquaintances. There have been a lot of Christmas announcements but even more New Year ones. I was going to announce in February so my loss was early.