The building was the same one where Hannah had spent so many anxious pregnancy mornings.

This time she carried a diaper bag instead of an ultrasound folder.

Lucas parked the car, checked the appointment time, and helped secure the stroller.

The team talked through her recovery, the next evaluations, and the therapies that might support her as she grew.

Some news was encouraging.

Other details remained uncertain.

Hope was gaining weight and watching faces more intently, and she had developed a serious expression whenever someone interrupted her naps.

No one could promise what her childhood would look like, but the adults around her were learning not to treat uncertainty as an emergency that needed an immediate answer.