My Unborn Son and How More Pro-Life I Am

For eight months, I have been on a journey with my wife to welcome God’s miracle, our son. Some may recall an article that I wrote sharing the joyful news. The trajectory of my life has shifted. It went from “me” to now “us”. Accepting the vocation of fatherhood will not be an easy task, but God has equipped me to do his will on earth.

I still remember waking up on that September morning, just barely three months into marriage, to the news from my wife, Hanna, that we were expecting. We were overjoyed, yet we decided to not go public as of fears of potential miscarriage.

After a scare a week later, it was nothing but full speed ahead for my wife and I. I also shared the news during a large gathering, but I knew I had to contain my excitement, for the time being.

Month after month, I watched my wife change. We were getting a preview of what the holidays would be like with our bundle of joy with us. By Christmas, we learned that we were expecting a boy.

I almost cried just listening to the heartbeat of the baby and looking at the pictures of the ultrasound. It made me understand his humanity.

I remember one day, after praying outside of an abortion facility, that I went from watching moms rejecting God’s gift to holding my wife’s hand during a routine exam at a hospital near our apartment. After coming home from the appointment, I stared off and wondered “how?”. How can anyone reject the humanity of the unborn?

When I watched my wife deliver a healthy boy that wasn’t a “blob of tissue” or a “parasite”, it still made me wonder what it will take for all people to recognize and defend the humanity of the unborn child.

Watching my wife and adjusting to the “we” mentality has given me a stronger viewpoint on being more pro-life.

Fulton Sheen reminds us, “Abortion is the rejection of God’s gift of life and the denial of love.” Indeed, abortion doesn’t teach us of the humanity of the unborn child. It taught us to be selfish.

The humanity of the child in the womb made me realize that God gave my wife and me a gift that can never be repeated. It taught me to love not just my wife but also my son.

To those mothers and fathers struggling with the decision, picture a life with the child the moment you say “yes” to God. Think of the milestones you will witness that will make you proud. Now, do the opposite. The moment you say no, you will begin asking “What If…”

When it comes to the unborn child, there can be no “What If”. There must be a great surrender to God’s will to accept the gift of life he created to be supported, nurtured, and love.

Choose Life, always. I did.