Same here, since my husband died. It seems to be getting worse lately.
Here's an interesting story: One of my sisters was an unwed mother. She'd graduated from college pregnant and instead of the fancy job, etc., she had to deal with the pregnancy and the new baby.
My husband had died about 4 months before she gave birth. She hadn't seen or heard from him in years while she was away at school. We were in another state when he died and considering the physical and emotional distance between the two, there was no reason for her to be thinking about him.
Well, she had a dream that the phone rang, and when she answered it was my husband. He told her that everything would be alright and just hold on. Then he said - "There are a lot of people here who want to use the phone. I've got to go." I have to smile thinking of all the people in heaven lined up to use the 1 phone to call their loved ones.
That's really freaky...I had a very similar experience...
My wife was pregnant with our second child. A very difficult pregnancy. There was some kind of amniotic band in her uterus which could severly injure, choke or kill the baby.
We had a C-section scheduled due to the complications.
When we arrived at the hospital, we had to wait in some kind of holding room...not a specific hospital room, more of a general holding area with beds, etc.
We were the only one's in the room and we both were quite nervous...suddenly, the only phone in this large room rang...I picked it up and my grandmother's voice told me that everything would be OK...my grandmother had passed away about 10 years earlier. I told my wife that it was my grandmother and she said everything would be OK...we both were "shaken", because I was CERTAIN that it was her voice.
Long story short, when my daughter was born, one of the nurses sounded panicky and I noticed that my daughter's arm was "not normal", however she was otherwise healthy.
She is now 13 and a dimple in her wrist is the only visible reminder...she swims, plays softball, etc.
Grandma was right!!!