It’s tough to put into words how we feel when we find out we’re going to be parents for the first time. It doesn’t matter if we’re expecting moms or fathers; the great majority of us are just thrilled to discover we’re having a kid.

Naturally, our first thoughts are of hope. Perhaps we envision how our child will seem, or we fantasize what we will teach or experience with them. Many of us are curious about how it will feel to hold them for the first time.

Unfortunately, not all pregnancies result in the bliss that most of us expect as children. Carlos Morales, from Phoenix, Arizona, is all too familiar with this awful fact, and his story is a wonderful example of life’s bittersweet aspect…