That "Funny Feeling"

That "funny feeling" has continued and Clary and I are going around saying "hot dog" and "Whoopee" and such things.  Yep, guess we finally hit the jackpot.  Had a full day of lessons.  The gang all came over tonite for a game of monopoly and Clary + Doc teased me about the cigarette smoke.  - Annette, January 1941

Can you guess what that "funny feeling" was?  Annette and Clary had just started their adventures in China when they discovered they were going to have a baby.  My grandparents were newlyweds - not even married a year yet.  How exciting....and a little bit terrifying?!  These days, pregnancy preparation can mean specialized nutrition, baby showers, birthing classes, and regular check-ups.  Here in China, it meant trying to get enough calories to feed yourself and the life inside you.  It meant tearing up old clothes and sheets to sew baby clothes and blankets.  It meant doing your work every day because you were the only one out there who could.  For some mothers, that is still the reality.  We can't always control the circumstances of bringing new life into the world.  But there can still be a "Whoopee!"