As the pregnancy progressed, he stopped mentioning the issue, but personally took care of everything down to the smallest detail. He even moved his office to the study at home, just to be by my side when I needed him most.
Every night, he would softly tell bedtime stories to our sweetheart in my belly. His deep affection was truly touching.
Despite his careful protection, the various discomforts of pregnancy were still unavoidable.
And he, while I was sound asleep, would "threaten" our unborn little one, telling it to behave and not give mommy a hard time.
Once, I happened to wake up and overheard what he was saying. It was both amusing and endearing.
One day, while I was having a prenatal checkup at the hospital, I accidentally overheard a few nurses gossiping.
"Did you know? That Alec seems like a completely different person now. He's meticulous at work and even does charity work frequently."