“Is everything going okay at work?” I asked him quietly in the waiting room one afternoon.

“Yeah, work is just really busy right now,” Lucas replied quickly, shifting in his chair and changing the subject immediately.

At our final ultrasound scan before the delivery, the technician moved the plastic wand slowly across my belly while checking the baby’s growth.

Suddenly, the technician stopped the instrument over the baby’s lower back for one long, silent moment.

“Is everything looking good in there?” Hannah asked from her chair, completely unaware of the pause.

“Everything looks right on schedule,” the technician answered with a quick smile, moving the wand along and wrapping up the exam.