Welcome Baby Talia!

Two of my favorite people just became parents and I’m SO excited for them. Their daughter, Talia, is so precious. I can’t wait to meet her in person. I’d share a photo but I feel like there is some moral code against sharing pictures of other people’s kids online. She now has the same birthday as my best friend, Julie, so that’s nice for me because I won’t forget it.

This is going to sound weird, but I’m not only happy for them, I’m super proud of myself. I wasn’t sure how I would react when I first saw a picture of their new baby. I knew at least part of me would be super happy for them, but I was worried I might also have feelings of jealousy. The whole infertility brings strong emotions at random times. When I first found out about PCOS I got upset every time I saw a baby. Then, after a while, I only got upset when I saw people I knew with kids. Jealousy is a horrible feeling, and it only hurts the person feeling it. Well, I’ve spent a lot of time in prayer about this issue and I’m happy to say that I’ve gotten better and better as time has gone one. As I found out my friend, Jen, was pregnant I knew it would be a good test to see how I was really feeling lately. See, she got diagnosed with PCOS and then got pregnant the very next month. Plus we spend a lot of time with them and I knew that I would see their daughter all the time. You can see why I’m a little proud of myself for only feeling happiness for my friend now that their beautiful baby is born.  That’s growth I guess! Now, I’m not going to lie… it does make me want to hurry up and adopt so we can stroll around together with our kids… but I don’t think that desire is a bad thing.

So, Happy Birthday Talia! I’m so happy you’re here and I’m so excited to see the woman you will become!