Chapter 150 Between Diapers And Dreams

• AMELIA POV
• Grace's first year is a blur of milestones and sleepless nights and profound joy that catches me off guard at the strangest moments, like when I'm changing her diaper at three AM and she gives me a gummy smile that makes my exhausted heart expand.
• I learn to balance motherhood with my identity through trial and error, mostly error at first. The days blend together in an endless cycle of feeding and changing and soothing, and I go weeks without writing a single word because by the time Grace naps, all I can do is pick up the pieces Daniel didn’t manage before leaving for work, cook, and make sure the house is in order.