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Closing a Chapter: Evan is Born November 24, 2013 I had really resigned myself to never being pregnant again. We had such a difficult time getting the three children we had, and Matt was hard set against trying for a fourth. Our four miscarriages were rough on us both, and he particularly couldn't stand to watch me go through the emotional pain of losing a child. A person's a person, no matter how small ! - Dr. Seuss "Horton Hears a Who" (Interpret the story how you want...I like to consider it in the light of miscarriage.) It was a little painful for me. I had dreamed of becoming pregnant and having a child since I was very young, and my first experience had satisfied ALL of my desires. It was a surprise pregnancy in the first year of our marriage. Everything went well. I felt better than I had ever felt in my life. I was out raking leaves on our hilly yard only 2 weeks before our due date. (Of course, that is only because Matt was recover