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”
“Did you grow up around Bakersfield?”
I said yes.
A month later:
“Did you ever have a red bicycle?”
I laughed.
“Yes. Weird question.”
Caleb had smiled at the ceiling.
I had thought he was quirky.
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