First eye br in the full mirror br silhouetted br br turning slowing br she lets br the view br of herself br breath in. br br Then rotation br left br and right again; br skirt pushed against br her belly br no longer slight br but now a half-crescent br baby bump. br br It breathed; br warm to the touch; br she wondering if he'd br noticed this view; br br would he touch br her and it. br br She rotated br in the mirror br again, br br seeing there a slight defect br where her thigh shimmered br more that it should have. br br What more in human view br more powerful than first br baby view, br first mound seen br or felt? br br What emotions run br centering on br what if a baby comes? br br What thoughts flee? br br What assessments are made br at this juncture point? br br To tell br a loved one, br a parent; br will it be fear, br br alone thoughts br or joy br to anticipate? br br No time assessed br more scrupulously br than than first time br viewing a baby bump. br br No life more in the balance br here br mother and baby son br mirrored full length, br light beaming in br from outside sun. br br No more private br and precious time br than that br contemplating br whether br or not br to tell.