During The Farewell For His Pregnant Wife, A Husband Asked To See Her One Last Time — And Noticed A Movement That Made Everyone Stop And Call Doctors Immediately

When the baby opened his eyes, Andrew stepped back instinctively, caught off guard by the focus within them, an awareness that lingered longer than expected.

A nurse glanced at the monitor.

“He’s producing complex vocal patterns,” she said quietly. “That’s unusual.”

Andrew swallowed hard.

“What does that mean?”

She shook her head.

“We’re still trying to understand.”

Naming a New Beginning
In the days that followed, Andrew named his son Elias, a name Lillian had once mentioned late one evening, saying she liked how it sounded like something enduring rather than new.