Thomas Smith felt relieved when he heard that. Sofia Anderson asked, "Aren't you going to go see the baby?"
It was only then that Robert Thomson finally realized that Emma Smith had given birth to a daughter for him.
He looked at Emma on the hospital bed, then at the nursery, and finally decided— "Tommy, go see your sister. You're the big brother. See how she's doing and then come back to tell me and your mom, alright?"
Tommy wanted to see his sister, but he also wanted to accompany his mom. He hesitated for a moment, putting his uninjured paw into his mouth before deciding—well, go see the sister first.
Tommy was easy to deceive, and with the thought of a soft, pink baby sister, he immediately stepped forward with his short little legs and ran towards the nursery.
There was already a circle of people around her.
