Which one would you pick?
During the last month of her pregnancy, while I was helping my daughter prepare for the birth of her daughter, we had many little conversations. It's funny the things that pop into your head while you wait for your precious bundle of joy. One of those conversations was about the baby's birthstone.
My daughter's due date was June 6th. This was early enough in June so that if the baby came a few days early hr birthstone would be for May. So the topic came up. If she arrived on or around her due date, her birthstone would be pearl, for June. But, if she was born in May, she would have an emerald stone. My daughter was not crazy about pearl for her daughter. As she explained to me, "it has no color, it's not even a stone." Then, to my surprise, she lamented about her own birthstone. "Just like my birthstone, diamond, it has no color. I am always getting diamonds for gifts (poor thing) and I like stones with color." "There are worse things than having a jewelry box full of diamonds," I said, and I had to laugh. Truth be told, I guess I wasn't crazy about the pearl birthstone either, but it wasn't for us to decide. Nature would take it's course soon enough.
Shortly after this conversation, and about 10 days early, the "water broke." May 27th to be exact. This little girl was determined to be born in May. I don't know why she was in such a rush to come into this world unless, somehow, the baby heard us talking about birthstones and decided to come at end of May so she could have an emerald stone.
My daughter calls me from the hospital very early that morning to tell me she has been admitted and adds, "I guess we don't have to worry about a pearl birthstone."
