LIFE’S A CLIMB

Staring at the screen, my partner Rachel laid back on the couch.

The sonographer ran the scanner over her tummy and a tiny image popped up on screen.

‘There’s your baby,’ the sonographer smiled at our 12-week scan.

Rachel, 32, and I were expecting our fourth child.

We already had Grace, now 12, Blake, 11 and Sienna, seven.

This child would complete our family.

But then the sonographer paused and looked more closely at the screen.

‘Your baby’s fibula is missing,’ the sonographer said, and Rachel and I looked at each other in shock.

We didn’t know what