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After a long, and sometimes painful, wait, we have some very exciting news to share.  

Here is a photo of our little one at 13 weeks, taken this morning.  I will post the rest tomorrow. 

The sight of a new heart beating filled me with the unexpected feeling of certainty.  For many years, the right time seemed so distant tainted by the anticipation of the demands a new life would bring.  But when the time came, all fears dissipated.  What seemed a prerequisite (job security, a college fund, and the like) soon took the backstage, surpassed by a stronger, primal imperative:  l’élan vital.