Expecting a Baby Boy

My age was twenty, and I’d just been wed. In three months I was pregnant. It had not been planned. So what went on inside my head to simply let it happen with no thought? It was a different era. Even though we were dirt poor, we did not think things through. Get married; then give parenthood a go. Our church advised this as the thing to do. I found a job while still attending school to help with the expenses. Feeling gross was awful, but it passed, and things got cool. My tummy grew, and soon my time grew close. To go through labor pains gave me some fear, but I was ready just to get it done! The doctor told me as my time grew near, the heartbeat was a boy’s. I’d have a son! From start until the end, labor took me more than twenty hours, and it felt great to get the anesthesia finally! To see my son at last I couldn’t wait! My mom had birthed five girls, so I was thrilled to think it was a boy for my first born. But soon my heart with disappointment filled. I’d carried a boy nine months, I could have sworn! “It’s a girl,” the doctor said. Upset I felt, but then her precious face I saw! Great joy replaced my very brief regret, and gazing at my daughter, I knew awe! July 20, 2018 for Joys And Tears Of Being An Expectant Parent (Mother-Father) Poetry Contest of Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser CONGRATS on your EXPECTED BABY!!!