Stephanie was pregnant. In fact, she was four months along by the time she'd told us, rather embarrassed that she hadn't even realised as there'd been none of the usual symptoms. It was only when visiting the doctor, admitting that she felt weird, that she was found out she was carrying our child.

When she sat down and told us, Cindy burst into tears of joy, needing both of us to hold her as she wept for a few minutes. I was rather overcome myself as I knew how much Cindy wanted a child, and the idea of being a father for a third time was exciting. Stephanie explained that...