My Newborn Went Silent Whenever My Husband Took Him—Then the Baby Monitor Revealed What His Mother Had Been Hiding
He made one soft sound.
Then settled again.
I pulled the blanket over my own legs, closed my eyes, and listened to the ordinary silence of our new home.
At 2:17, he had reached through the crib bars for my hand.
I had reached back.
And for once, that was all the night needed from us.