Erin and Ben Napier are thrilled to beexpecting their second child, but parenthood wasn’t always a certain future for the pair.
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The college sweethearts, who married in 2008, found out Erin was pregnant with Helen on Mother’s Day 2017 but were hesitant to celebrate or share the news too soon because of potential complications.
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Helen’s arrival, three weeks early but in perfect health, in January 2018, had left Ben and Erin feeling more optimistic. “I’m less nervous now,” she says. “I know what to expect and they say no two babies are the same, but boy, I hope they are.”
“Helen was a dream,” Ben adds.
Last spring, an unusual event inspired the couple to start talking about trying for number two.
“My grandmother passed away in May. At the funeral, my dad and his only brother stood over her casket, and it just made me think about how important a sibling bond is and how we wanted that for Helen,” Erin says. “We want her to have somebody to share her life with.”
They knew a pregnancy still wouldn’t be risk-free, and things were more nervwracking for the couple thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a hectic filming schedule.
“When I had a perforated appendix, I got lots of scar tissue on my organs, and it’s possible that’s why I don’t show,” she explains.
source: people.com
