An hour later, the surgeon came out.
I stood before she even reached me.
“Your wife is stable,” she said.
Air rushed back into my lungs.
“And the baby?”
A small smile.
“A boy. He’s in the NICU, but he’s breathing on his own. That’s a very good sign.”
My knees nearly gave out.
Noah.
I saw Sarah first.
She was pale, exhausted, but alive.