Joanna was in the garden.
Miranda supported Joanna and walked on the lawn. "It's almost seven months now. And in two more months, you'll be giving birth. Joann, considering your current condition, having a vaginal delivery would be the best option.
"Nowadays, with epidural anesthesia, the pain for mothers during childbirth is greatly reduced. It's much better than our generation, where giving birth felt like enduring half a lifetime of suffering."
Joanna smiled slightly. "I think so too. I want to do more exercise recently to help with childbirth."
She had already done two C-sections.
Moreover, it had only been less than three years since she gave birth to Devin. C-section was too harmful to the body.
Miranda looked kindly at Joanna's belly again. "It's only been seven months, but your belly is already so big. It looks like twins. Could it be twins?"
"Haha. No. It's a single child this time. It's not that easy to get pregnant with twins."
They continued talking.
The sound of a car came from the direction of the garage.
"I think Mr. Everett is back."
"Let's go."
Joanna and Miranda walked toward the house. Bruce had already finished work.
"You're back. You got off work so early today?"
"Well. I came back earlier to accompany you." Bruce was already semi-retired now.
The company's work was basically handed over to a professional management team. Sometimes, he would come back at four or five in the afternoon.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Pretty good."
"Let's go. Back to the house."
Joanna smiled gently. "I made dumplings today. I also made spaghetti for you. You can eat when the children come home."
When Bruce heard this, he looked nervous. "Well. With your belly this big now, you shouldn't be doing these things anymore. You need to rest more. What if something happens to the baby?"
"It's fine. It's not tiring to do this. It's always good to move more.
"Are you hungry now? If you are, I can go prepare some small dishes for you."
"Thank you, honey."
"Then wait for me. I'll go now." Joanna prepared to make the dishes.
"Ouch." The nerves in Bruce's brain suddenly pricked, and his head began to hurt again.
Over the past few days, his headache had been acting up more and more frequently. Previously, it only acted up once every five to six days. Now, it would act up every two to three days.
After Joanna saw this, her heart tightened. "Is your head hurting again?"
"It's okay. I'm used to it."
"If it hurt, let's perform a craniotomy and take out microchips," Miranda interjected.
Miranda and Joanna were as close as mother and daughter, so she knew about Bruce's situation.
Joanna's expression froze. She was extremely nervous.
Bruce had already undergone two craniotomies.
This was not like cutting a watermelon. Bruce couldn't undergo the procedure again and again. Moreover, the craniotomy was very dangerous and the aftereffects were very serious. The recovery period was also very long.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Joanna definitely did not want Bruce to undergo another craniotomy.
"You make it sound so easy. This is a craniotomy, not a melon-cutting operation." Joanna looked at Bruce with heartache and worry.
Furthermore, craniotomies could easily lead to memory loss. Accidentally touching a certain nerve during the procedure could result in cognitive impairment or worse.
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