Narrated by Urso
We got home with our hearts full and our heads pounding with mixed emotions. Little Sophia was sleeping soundly in my mother's arms, as if the journey back was the relief she needed after so much hospital, so much pain, so much longing. And I, who spent the last few days with my chest raw, seemed to breathe differently. Deeper. Lighter. As if now, with her back, I had ground to stand on again.
When I walked in with Sophia in my arms, crossing the threshold of our home, it was as if the world went silent for a few seconds. I walked straight to our room, with the lights dimmed, the windows open, and that homely smell. Without those cold hospital walls, which was a tremendous relief.
I laid my little one on our bed with all the care in the world. Nicole came right behind w
