Different Circumstances

My grandson is still in the NICU and he is doing great. He weighs over 5lbs and will be coming home very soon. His room is ready and waiting. He has become the favorite of the NICU nurses because he is so easy to take care of. He is never fussy and when he cries it means he is hungry. When they feed him, he looks around and "socializes". He went into NICU due to no fault of his own or his mother's. She did everything right during her pregnancy and watched her health more than most. Not all mother's do. The baby next to my grandson is detoxing. She is a beautiful little girl who was brought into the world addicted to drugs. That is so unfair. She had no say in her addiction, but she is the one who must live through withdrawal. It will take 5 - 7 days. After that Child Protective Services will decide if she goes home with her parents or if she goes to foster care. Two babies, side by side, under such different circumstances.