<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=382806" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Element of Surprise</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Pregnant, anxious, but waiting patiently<br>every mother to be knows the thrill.<br>Feeling signs of life inside, <br>sometimes worried if it's still.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The feel of a foot or hiccups inside<br>gives a special joy.<br>You think to yourself, 'WOW, that was strong'<br>Must be a baby boy.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You lie uncomfortably in the night<br>with visions of pink or blue.<br>You think of names for either sex<br>wondering which one will do? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Well that's how it used to be before<br>the sonogram's prying eyes.<br>Now I'm sure it's used to detect something wrong, <br>but it takes away the element of surprise.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I remember asking what did I have? <br>I waited for the doctor's reply.<br>Today most mothers know the sex.<br>They just want to hear the cry.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And so I'm glad mine were born<br>before the sonogram was here.<br>For the sex of the baby that I'd just birthed<br>I could not wait to hear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Edwina+Reizer">Edwina Reizer</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=382806" data-title="The Element of Surprise de Edwina Reizer" data-description="Pregnant, anxious, but waiting patiently every mother to be knows the thrill. Feeling signs of life inside, sometimes worried if it's still. The feel of a foot or hiccups inside gives a special joy. You think to yourself, 'WOW, that was strong' ..."></div> </div> </div>

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