Chapter 11
Episode 11
The Growth Of Our Son
The weeks passed, and our son began to change. It was subtle at first—a longer stretch of sleep, a new coo that sounded almost like a question. Then one morning, as I lifted him from his crib, his eyes found mine and held them. A slow, gummy smile spread across his face, and I felt my breath catch. It was as if the sun had broken through a cloud I hadn’t realized was there.
I called out to my partner, my voice cracking. “He smiled. He really smiled.”
He came running, still in his pajamas, hair sticking up in every direction. He knelt beside me, his face inches from our son’s. “Hey, little man. Did you just smile at Mama?” His voice was soft, almost reverent. The baby’s gaze drifted, unfocused, but that smile had already etched itself into my memory.
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