Umbilical Cords

Ever since my son told me on January 9th that I am going to become a grandmother I have been thinking about umbilical cords. How they are in fact the pathway to life until one is able to burst forth and discover their own. And supposidly after birth that connection is severed. But is it?

The other night I was telling Dave that I had a pit in my stomach. That I felt something horrible was happening. Now at times when this has happened terrible things have happened. Sometimes they are just as I envision them but other times I get the message wrong. Like the time I thought my father was in the hospital because I thought he had been in an accident when he in fact was in the hospital for another matter.

So yesterday, I was feeling horrible. I knew something bad was happening but after a while I decided to ignore it and then I forgot about it. Turns out it was a problem with my oldest son and Dave said, " See you were feeling his pain." And I wondered. How do these things happen? Do we have some sort of invisable umbilical cord to our loved ones. And is love the nourishment that keeps it alive?

Okay goofy questions but what do you expect from someone so sleep deprived!