Four Years in the Making: Emily and Brent Become Parents

After four years, five pregnancies, five lost unborn children and a 43-hour induction process, Emily and I finally got our rainbow baby.
After four years, five pregnancies, five lost unborn children and a 43-hour induction process, Emily and I finally got our rainbow baby.
Last week, I talked through some of my hopes, feelings and fears about the possibility that Emily and I will have a boy.
Here, I do the same about the possibility of having a girl — a prospect that might be even more exciting. That is, if it also weren’t so frightening.
Among the many sacrifices Emily has happily made during this pregnancy, one of the most prominent ones has been her diet.
Here, she breaks down the foods she misses most, why she’s avoided certain items that others wouldn’t, and what she has to have for her first post-delivery meal.
I’ll be 42 years old when Emily God-willing gives birth this July, meaning I’m going to be an older parent.
Here, I discuss why that scares me — and why I wouldn’t want it any other way.
We have now made it halfway through Emily’s pregnancy.
In this video, we discuss how she’s been feeling, what she’s been feeling, and how we’re emotionally preparing for the 20-week anatomy scan — a test with which we have a traumatic history.