After 13 Days in the NICU, I Took My Newborn Daughter to Meet Grandpa—One Look at Her Eyes Made Him Whisper, “This Can’t Be Possible”
He drove me to prenatal appointments.
Installed the car seat incorrectly three times and argued with the fire-station technician who corrected him.
When the ultrasound technician said:
“Girl.”
Grandpa cried before I did.
Then labor started five weeks early.
Everything went wrong quickly.
Nora’s heart rate dropped.