Please Don’t Tell Me I’m ‘Lucky’

It’s a given that announcing a pregnancy brings with it a lot of congratulations. It’s a major life event and something a lot of us will look forward to with great anticipation. Even if you aren’t one of the expectant parents yourself, the arrival of a new family member or the offspring of a close friend is a very exciting thing. I’ve got to the point where I’ve completely lost track of who I have and haven’t seen since announcing ours, so even now, more than halfway through, we’re still getting well wishes from those we bump into or haven’t seen in a while. Sometimes I actually have to remind myself what it is they are congratulating us for! On the other hand though, people can say some really annoying things when you’re pregnant – something I’m sure I’ll whine about on here many a time before this sprog makes…