It’s a Boy! We Had a Boy…and So Much More

I passed balloons tied to a lamppost while walking my dog on the eve of my son’s 18th birthday. Someone in the neighborhood had recently had a baby, and the sight of those “It’s a Boy!” swaying balloons immediately brought me back to when we brought Brian home from the hospital. The lead up to the birth of a baby is filled with anticipation and lots and lots of questions from well-meaning strangers, friends and family. What will the name be? Will you breastfeed or bottlefeed? Are you going back to work? When is the baby due? Of all of them, this question was by far the most popular:


Kerry Campbell
Kerry Campbell
Bio:  I’m Kerry Campbell, and I’m a Catholic-Christian, music teacher to little ones, church singer, writer, noticer, and Mom to older teens.  I’m letting the details of my life inform my wider view here in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Find me writing at My Little Epiphanies.

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