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photography by kleinpeter photography mom-to-be
valerie
comeaux w hen
valerie
comeaux?s daughter turned two,
valerie
and her husband began trying for
another
little one. over time, she noticed that something wasn?t right and reached out to her doctor. after several
test
s, including fertility
test
s,
valerie
discovered that her ovaries were shutting down and that pregnancy would not be possible. she also learned that she had endometriosis that was too widespread to remove. to help alleviate some of the symptoms caused by endometriosis,
valerie
scheduled a hysterectomy. before the procedure, she broke her foot and cancelled. this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because not long after, she discovered that they were expecting a new bundle of joy this fall, surprising not only them, but the doctor, too! how did you find out you were pregnant? v: i took a pregnancy
test
. i just had a feeling, so i took the
test
. it was three days before my birthday. how did you tell your husband? v: i couldn?t wait to tell him so i sent him a text while he was working at the station. i asked, ?what if we had
another
baby?? and he said, ?well, you know that?s not possible,? so i sent him a photo of the pregnancy
test
. do you know if you are having a boy or girl? v: we are having
another
girl. have you given any thought to names yet? v: her name will be aubrey graham. we were wanting a classic name, so by amanda miller 1 8 p i n k ? b l u e | f a l l 2 0 1 8
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