Lucas: The Odyssey of a Baby Boy

By Ana V. De Oleo

When looking for all the right words, sometimes its best to use your own. This book is about the emotionally moving experience that brought two sisters closer together and a well-loved child into a world of love and support. Baby Lucas birth not only changed the lives of his parents, but completely and unexpectedly altered the life of a younger sibling, while she impatiently awaited his entry into the world. However, her patience was rewarded by being named the Godmother of her soon to be nephew and so she wanted to capture this experience and the many others that led to the birth of baby Lucas and the discovery of a bond between two siblings. This book is the account of those experiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491841990

Ana V. De Oleo

Finally, I am an auntie, filled with an abundance of joy and admiration for my sister's new offspring. I wanted to express my feelings through song, but quickly realized that I could not sing, then I thought to use words, but when I searched for the right book, I could not find one that spoke of my true feelings. So, I was forced to search my heart and find my own words to tell him exactly what I wanted him to know about the joy his birth brought to my life.

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/14/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4918-4198-3 (sc)

978-1-4918-4199-0 (e)

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Contents

PROLOGUE: The Embryo

CHAPTER 1: Meet The Parents

CHAPTER 2: Happiest Moment Ever

CHAPTER 3: GOD-MOTHER

CHAPTER 4: Surprised

CHAPTER 5: The Long Walk Home

CHAPTER 6: The Moment of Truth

PROLOGUE: The Embryo

Mommy had made it clear, that she did not want any greeting cards from friends and family members, but instead she wanted books, a million-thousand of them. She wanted big ones, small ones, short ones and tall ones, blue ones and red ones, hard and soft covered books on top of books, on top of books. So, I knew I had to get you a card. No! Just kidding, I searched all over trying to find that perfect book. I searched high, I searched low, but there were no books about you. I wanted a book that would describe how meaningful you are and will be to friends and family. There were books about babies, books about fish, books about rabbits, that and this. There were wonderful stories and colorful covers, but something was missing.

Then I started asking around and still could not