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Absolutely amazing, as I remember like it was yesterday when my life appeared bleak after the birth of my second child. Truly, I was taken by disbelief. No one was more surprised than me to verify I was six to seven weeks pregnant. Can you believe I actually thought I caught the flu? And just when embarrassment, immense guilt, humiliation, and shame were seemingly enough to endure, I encountered more than I could have ever contemplated and imagined.

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