My husband, Michael, kissed my forehead and laughed.
« Good, » he joked. « If he ever gets lost, we’ll know exactly which little troublemaker is ours. »
We laughed together.
At that moment, our life felt perfect.
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Five years later, my closest friend, Rachel, gave birth to a baby boy.
I visited her in the hospital carrying flowers and balloons.
She carefully placed her sleeping son into my arms.