Every time she felt different, she assumed something was wrong.
She took pregnancy tests long after doctors had confirmed the pregnancy because seeing those two lines reassured her.
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Her husband, Mark, seemed patient through all of it.
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Made sure she ate.
Rubbed her back when she couldn’t sleep.
Whenever anxiety took over, he would tell her:
“One day at a time.”
I was grateful for him.
I genuinely was.
My daughter had already carried enough fear.
I wanted the man beside her to make that burden lighter.
As the pregnancy progressed, Lauren slowly allowed herself to believe this baby was coming home.
She bought tiny white socks.
A stuffed rabbit.
A wooden picture frame for the nursery.
Nothing extravagant.
Just little acts of hope.
Then, around the halfway point, she mentioned a gender reveal.
I was surprised.
