"I'm pregnant!"
The news dropped in front of me like a bomb. My lips parted wide open, but no words emerged from my mouth. For once, my brain stopped functioning, and I didn't know what to do. A number of emotions swelled inside me, and I felt as though I was about to burst into tears.
Happiness, disbelief, worry, and sadness swirled inside me all at once. Happiness because I would finally have another child after waiting for years. Disbelief because I still couldn't believe the heavens had finally listened to my pleas and granted my prayers. Worry because my OB-GYN once warned me that if I ever got pregnant again, it would be delicate. Lastly, sadness because the child in my womb would never have the chance to know his or her father.
But despite the number of emotions swelling in my c
