I’ll never forget the day I got a package at work that I wasn’t expecting. The delivery guy at work came in with a bright pink bread box and was beaming with joy. Could it be a present from Jake, my husband?
As I opened the box, I went from being interested to being shocked. There was a scary message on the cake inside that said, “I’m ending our marriage.” There was a positive pregnancy test next to it. My thoughts were going fast. How did Jake understand? Also, why would he say that we were getting a divorce in such a mean way?
But there was a lot more to the story. Jake had been told he couldn’t have children, but I hadn’t told him yet because I wanted to make sure with our doctor. The morning of the test, I forgot to hide it and took it. Jake had to have found it and thought the worst.
I couldn’t stop thinking about how hard it was for us to get pregnant. We had tried for years, but all we got was heartache and failure. Our relationship was strained because Jake couldn’t have children. Talking about starting a family felt like a live bomb.
I ran home quickly because I was eager to tell Jake the truth. He was pacing when I walked into the living room. His face was red from being angry and hurt.
He yelled, “Tell me the test wasn’t yours!”
I took a deep breath and told him the truth: the baby was his, and the doctors were wrong when they said he couldn’t have children. Jake’s face went from being angry to shocked to crying with happiness.
“Your infertility was never permanent,” I told her. Dr. Harper told me that you have oligospermia, which means you have few sperm. It’s not impossible to get pregnant, though. Stress from failing at first might have made it harder.
Jake’s shoulders shook as he realized what was going on. He hid his face in his hands because he was so upset.
He said in a whisper, “I thought you’d moved on.” “I thought I’d never be able to give you what you wanted.”
It broke my heart to see Jake fall apart. I knew at that moment that we had been given a second chance.
For some reason, I felt lighter after we hugged. We were given a child, which was something we thought was impossible. And a fresh start with it.
“We’ll figure it out,” I said, but my voice was shaking.
Jake looked at me, and his eyes were full of hope and courage. “I’ll be a great dad. Every day I’ll make it up to you.
At that moment, I knew our love was stronger than the things we were going through. We would go through this new phase together and make a better future for our growing family.
