The morning sickness for the first few days since I found out I was pregnant hit me harder than a bullet train. I would wake up in the middle of the night to scurry to the bathroom. Sometimes I didn’t make it.

And I endured all of this on my own, with no one but the doctor being aware that I was pregnant. I still couldn’t hold anything down and the baby was already sucking away all of my energy and nutrients in my body.

One day, I forgot to lock my door, and Levi came in ...