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He was taken from my womb early… too early to escape consequences from his premature birth. He was beautiful, even angelic. But he was so quiet. So still. Mothers usually know when things are not as they should be. So it was with me.

08:39 PM - May 15, 2023

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For three weeks, I watched and waited, knowing there was something, but not knowing what. He was admitted to a Children’s Hospital. The issues were varied but all related to early birth. I packed a bag an moved in his hospital room and there we stayed for 3 months.

08:40 PM - May 15, 2023

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He grew. He gained weight slowly. He was poked, prodded and subjected to endless testing and lab work. He was calm. Peaceful. I sat in the rocking chair in the hospital and prayed, determined to rock him into health. He watched my face, silently. He smiled at me. He rarely cried.

08:41 PM - May 15, 2023

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Crisis passed. We went home with assorted medical paraphernalia. He continued to grow. He laughed. He smiled. His health improved. But he was so quiet.

08:42 PM - May 15, 2023

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Age two arrives and finally there is sound. “Hoo, Hoo.” He pointed. He gestured. “Hoo, Hoo!” This was his vocabulary until he was six. He understood us. He comprehended everything we spoke to him. He managed to use, “Hoo, Hoo,” to communicate to us what he wanted.

08:43 PM - May 15, 2023

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We paid attention. We learned. We grew with him.

08:44 PM - May 15, 2023

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Age 5, in our car. I was driving, just the two of us in the car. Between us, on the console, was my bible. Nicholas touched my sleeve. “ Hoo, Hoo.” I asked him what he needed. He tapped my bible with his palm. “Hoo, Hoo.” I said, “Yes, honey. That’s my bible.”

08:45 PM - May 15, 2023

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