My baby is now 1½ weeks away from being considered "viable" by the medical community. Once she hits that magical 24-weeks mark, she has a 50% chance of longtime survival outside my womb. And if anything were to happen to the pregnancy after this mark, a hospital will try its best to keep her alive. I can now feel her movements every day (and every night as she keeps me awake). She reacts to outside stimuli. She even performs extra flips and kicks when her daddy is around! My baby has never felt more alive to me, and I know that the feeling will only increase as the days go by. However, there has never been any doubt in my mind that my...
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