[stylist] Exciting news

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Bernadetta,

Thanks so much for your support with both my writing and pregnancy. I
love having such a wide support system.

I've actually been working on a full-length manuscript, but it is a
daunting project. I have the concept firm in my head, but when I start
writing, things don't always turn out the way I envision them. Usually
at this point, I need to step away from that piece, and later when I
come back to it, I will find new inspiration, a new angle to make it
work. This can take time though.

The essay published in Breath and Shadow was taken from a writing
exercise I did in a class workshop. I wrote it more than three years
ago, and finally pulled it out to see if it could go anywhere. It stil
took me a long, long time to work it out. So a book has been a
frustrating process. Plus, with pregnancy stuff, I haven't always been
up to doing much. Finally though, my nausea seems to have subsided.

When we thought we couldn't have a natural pregnancy, it was
devistating. We started the adoption process, but it doesn't make it
easier when you can't do something a lot of women can. My sister who is
two years younger has three kids. They announced their third on Mother's
Day three years ago shortly after we had found out we couldn't pursue
this route. On the same day, my sister's brother-in-law and his wife
announced their own pregnancy. A year later, my sister who is ten years
younger, and was a high school senior at the time, announced her own
pregnancy. This felt like a breaking point.

So when we were given such positive news then ended up pregnant quickly,
we were surprised but happy. And even though this has been a planned
pregnancy, we still didn't expect to have a successful pregnancy stick
within a month of trying.

It really puts things into perspective, and I feel such a sense that
things will work out. And my husband is just the greatest husband ever.
He is so supportive, comes to all my appointments, and constantly wants
to "talk" to the baby by putting his mouth right on my tummy. Grin. He's
already a proud papa.

I feel so blessed, and hope to continue to have positive updates to
give.

Again, thanks for the support and kind words. It means a lot especially
to hear kind things of late. Things have not been great, and it was a
struggle to get here. I don't often share personal feelings and
emotions, but a lot of tears were spent over this and I just want to
make sure everything remains steady and good. There are always those
fears in the back of your mind. I'm not use to being positive or
expecting happiness in my life; Ross is my rock and truly balances me.

So enough gushy stuff, smile. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:23:06 -0400
From: Bernadetta Pracon <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net>
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Bridget,
I am so excited for you, both about the writing opportunities and the 
pregnancy! I think you'd be a perfect candidate for writing a memoir. 
I, for one, would love to read it, especially after having read some of 
your short pieces that you have submitted here.
Once again, I wish you the very best of luck with your pregnancy. As I 
read  the blog post, I couldn't help realizing how easy it is for some 
women to take having a child for granted. I wasn't even trying to get 
pregnant when I found out I was expecting. Having a child was on my 
list, but it wasn't something I was actively thinking of. It was 
something I thought I'd eventually seek out, sometime in the future. 
Yet, here you are, yearning to feel what it's like to cary and have a 
child, and you have to go through all kinds of hardships just to be 
able to experience it. Well, I'm sure all will turn out perfectly fine. 
>From what I've learned about you, you're a strong, determined person, 
and if anyone deserves to experience the amazingness of motherhood, 
it's you. So I'm rooting for you and your little family. Keep us posted 
on how you're doing, and if you'd  ever like to talk to someone who's 
just been through it all very recently, you're welcome to write me off
list.

Bernadetta