Surprise! Pregnant at 49

I must say I wasn't very happy about being pregnant at 49.

We had just moved into a new home about 18 months ago, with plans of only finishing raising the 16-year-old still at home.

No plans for a nursery.

More plans of working really hard for the next 10 years and paying it off.

My husband was even less excited about it.

We've been married for 28 years, so it's not even a second family for either of us.

I guess had I not just spent the last 14 years living with one or more teenagers, I might have been a little happier about it.

But God has a plan and even though I can't see what it is, I know this little boy is a part of it.

It was scary at first, knowing all the things that can go wrong at this age.

I don't recall worrying so much about it when I was younger.

 I think when you're young, you haven't seen as much and just assume it always goes as planned.

I have many friends and they have been great for moral support and have been so generous with the gifts.

 We haven't had to buy a thing for him. We have enough diapers, clothes, and entertainment toys to last most of the first year.

Someone even gave me a crib. I had just gotten rid of mine when we moved.

I debated about keeping it for grandkids, but decided I keep too much clutter and let it go in a garage sale, only to be pregnant, less than a year later.

As far as the Grandma remarks, I'm ready for them.

The first public place I took him this week, the cashier was oohing and aahing, then she asked me if I was keeping him for the day?

I know it will come up quite often.

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