After ten years of miscarriages, we finally had our miracle baby girl

And they took her over to the warmer to clean her up and do the checks, and the woman doing it was smiling and told us she was perfect.

And a few minutes later she wrapped her up, with one little shoulder still out of the blanket, and carried her over to Saul.

And he had tears all down his face and he put his arms out and took his daughter for the first time.

And I lay back on those pillows waiting for the bit where he looks at her.

And he looked down.

And his face changed.

And the smile went off it, and he went very still, and his breathing went shallow.

And he was looking at a little mark on her shoulder.

And he said: “No. That’s not possible.”

And the shoulder being out of the blanket, which is the only reason any of this happened. 

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