The day had come. My baby was ready to enter this world; a world that has completely turned on its axis with the global spread of coronavirus. I remember last week, finalizing my birth plan, excitedly chatting with my girlfriends about the arrival of Ava and how cute she’ll look in all their auntie gifted pieces. I remember the numerous facetime chats with my mom, every one of them lessening the creeping anxiety about going into labor - moms just know what to say somehow. There was just this overarching air of excitement! Then COVID hit.

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