Mark Zukerberg and Wife Priscilla expecting a baby girl

Mark Zukerberg in his words posted this on Facebook
"Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we're
expecting a baby girl!
This will be a new chapter in our lives. We've
already been so fortunate for the opportunity to
touch people's lives around the world -- Cilla as a
doctor and educator, and me through this
community and philanthropy. Now we'll focus on

making the world a better place for our child and
the next generation.
We want to share one experience to start. We've
been trying to have a child for a couple of years and
have had three miscarriages along the way.
You feel so hopeful when you learn you're going to
have a child. You start imagining who they'll become
and dreaming of hopes for their future. You start
making plans, and then they're gone. It's a lonely
experience. Most people don't discuss
miscarriages because you worry your problems will
distance you or reflect upon you -- as if you're
defective or did something to cause this. So you
struggle on your own.
In today's open and connected world, discussing
these issues doesn't distance us; it brings us
together. It creates understanding and tolerance,
and it gives us hope.
When we started talking to our friends, we realized
how frequently this happened -- that many people
we knew had similar issues and that nearly all had
healthy children after all.
We hope that sharing our experience will give more
people the same hope we felt and will help more
people feel comfortable sharing their stories as
well.
Our good news is that our pregnancy is now far
enough along that the risk of loss is very low and
we are very hopeful.
Cilla and our child are both healthy, I'm extremely
excited to meet her and our dog Beast has no idea
what's coming. In our ultrasound, she even gave
me a thumbs up "like" with her hand, so I'm already
convinced she takes after me.
We're looking forward to welcoming her into the
world and sharing more soon when she's ready to
come out and meet everyone!"

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