The news of the baby’s arrival did not travel quietly. It moved like light—fast, warm, unstoppable. Phones rang before the sun fully rose. Messages flooded in, trembling with disbelief and joy. Two families, once separated by pride and fear, were now united by a single truth: A child had arrived. A new life had chosen them. The First Reactions Daniel’s mother cried before she spoke. She stood frozen in the hospital corridor, hand pressed to her mouth, eyes shining with tears she did not try to stop. “A baby,” she whispered, as if saying it too loudly might wake the world from a dream. “My son has a baby.” His father, standing beside her, said nothing at first. He only closed his eyes, breathed deeply, and nodded—once, firmly—as though accepting a sacred responsibility handed down t

