I like this story. That part was great. I particularly love the end of the post, when Perry said "life" when Alice asked him the reason of celebration. It's a very good, a very strong paragraph, and I like it to be just after Lois had a nausea beacause of her pregnancy. Yes, Life is definitely a good thing to celebrate.
Your story was definitely very good. You began with a very dark and depressive part, and now, it's joy again. I can't wait to read the last part, the happy ending.