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JUDE: No

JUDE: Rachel

ARDEN: No

JUDE: Chloe

ARDEN: No

ARDEN: What if we decide on a girl name and I’ve been wrong this whole time and it’s actually a boy?

JUDE: Then we’ll have the second half of your pregnancy to figure it out

ARDEN: If it is a girl, are you sure you don’t want her name to be Harmony after your mom?

JUDE: No, I like Mom’s name for her middle name but I want our daughter to be her own person—have a name that’s all hers

ARDEN: You’re making me cry in the middle of this library, Country Rhodes

JUDE: There’s like six of those little tissue packets in your purse—you’re good

ARDEN: I hate when you’re practical

JUDE: I’ll make a note of it

JUDE: How’s the event?

ARDEN: Kat is so great with the kids—she’s excited and engaging and still manages to incorporate the adults without it seeming forced or overdone

JUDE: I can’t wait to read all about it

ARDEN: Ugh stop being sweet

JUDE: (picture of Dez wearing the cookie pajamas)

ARDEN: Not helping

JUDE: I disagree

JUDE: Octavia

ARDEN: No

ARDEN: I wonder if we’ll ever find one (crying emoji)

JUDE: Don’t worry, Tennessee, we’ll find one and it’ll be perfect

ARDEN: Stock up on tissues in the meantime

JUDE: Say no more

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ARDEN

Flying while pregnant is not for the faint of heart. There’s no shortage of well-wishers and people wanting to tell you all about their own kids and grandkids and that’s lovely.

But on a plane, you’re trapped and completely at the mercy of the chatterbox strapped in next to you.

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