Jack, It seems only natural that I write your birth story in the form of a letter to you… Your Dad… Full of Surprises It was Sunday, April 24, 2017 – three weeks and one day till your due date. Your dad was away on his aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, while it conducted…
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Keeping the pregnancy secret… for 20 weeks!
Once I finally stopped freaking the F out about learning I was pregnant, I wanted to try my best to make the journey as special and memorable as possible for everyone (especially since I didn’t plan on it happening again)! That included making sure Steev got to share the news with our fams in person….
Positive?? I’m pregnant?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
There I was, a recently married 36-year-old, with all the fear of an unwed teenager. I’d just peed on the stick and was hoping, with every ounce of hope I had in me, that that second line wouldn’t appear. I put it on the counter and walked away. I waited the longest, most short-of-breath 3…