I would not spend Liam’s first months refreshing somebody else’s performance.

Maya and I took him to his pediatric follow-up.

The doctor reviewed his growth and feeding, answered our questions, and gave us a plan for continued monitoring.

As we stepped out of the office, Maya looked at his sleeping face and said, “He’s doing better.”
It was a simple statement with enormous weight.

We went to the park afterward.

The trees were bare, but sunlight lay across the benches.

Maya sat with a thermos of tea while I walked Liam back and forth.