The elephant in the room

We had dinner with some close friends whom we hadn’t seen since before I became pregnant. Since my baby bump became a little more obvious, we’d gotten used to friends commenting on it and asking about our baby. Now my baby bump has become the elephant in the room, which makes me very sad. Instead of something to be excited about, it has become a topic to be avoided unless Michael and I bring it up ourselves. I understand why this is so and know that our friends care and just can’t find the words, but it still saddens me.