“The First Time My Husband Bathed Our Newborn, He Looked at Me in Horror and Said, ‘We Can’t Keep This Child’”

Sophia was too, swaddled tightly in a bassinet.

She looked like a tiny angel, and I could barely stop myself from scooping her into my arms.

“She’s doing well,” the nurse told us softly.

A pediatrician smiled, assured us she was healthy, then quickly left the room.

A few days later, we were finally allowed to take Sophia home. Everything felt normal until that moment in the bathroom.

I stared at Sophia’s back while Daniel held her in the tub.

At first, my brain refused to understand what I was seeing.