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  • Pick Me Up!

    The choice

    Jul 02, 2020 6 minutes

    Covering my eyes with one hand, I was too scared to look.

    ‘Please, please, please,’ I willed, holding the pregnancy test with my other hand.

    Peeking through my fingers, I gasped as I saw two blue lines.

    Creeping downstairs, I found my partner Jose, 50, sat watching the telly.

    ‘I have a surprise for you,’ I smiled to him. ‘Close your eyes.’

    He did as he was told, as I placed the positive pregnancy test on the coffee table.

    ‘Open!’ I said.

    ‘You’re pregnant!’ he cried, jumping up from the sofa and taking me into his arms.

    We were over the moon.

    Soon it was time for my 16-week scan, which revealed my due date – 1 April 2012.

    April Fool’s Day!

    ‘Let’s hope this baby isn’t a joker,’ I giggled to Jose.

    I started planning names, writing down any nice ideas I heard for inspiration for both boys and

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