Now that Elia had been home for some time, things seemed to ease down. The little girl settled in easily and she was growing dayly, becoming stronger and stronger. Even though Niels and Amanda continued to monitor her closely and keep her in their room at night, the both of them were growing more and more confident in the way everything would turn out.
Niels had been shocked in the hospital, when he had heard the little girl had stopped breathing twice, but since those days, her breathing had been stable. Niels now even grew more brave around her. Like he had put her on the bed once, close to Amanda. All three of them had loved that, and the way Elia had reacted, by cooing and looking at her mummy, had made Niels' heart melt a bit. But Niels knew they still weren't out of all of the danger. Elia still had to go to regular checkups while she was this little, something Niels had hoped to avoid. After all they'd already gone through that with Angelo. But at least Angelo was a blessing when it came to this, for as much as the little man sometimes disliked doctors, he would encourage Elia to keep going when she was older, Niels had faith in that. He walked up to Amanda, who was admiring the kids. Elia was in Angelo's old rocker, and Emi was sitting in front of her, talking to her little sister. Angelo, in the meanwhile, was running around to grab toys and stuffed animals, trying to give them to his little sister. Eventually, little Elia was in the rocker, surrounded by them, which Emi moved away, telling Angelo he had to be more careful with their little sis. Niels grinned as Amanda turned to him, whispering: "I love how they're taking care of Elia! I hope they'll always be like that." Niels nodded, whispering back: "So do I... But I have faith they will... After all, we've raised them properly..."
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