I rarely speak of this, but I will share with you, Indigo, that I lost a baby girl long ago. Her name was Maya and I always hoped she'd come back to me. After the boys were born, I kinda gave up. Until the day I looked into the eyes of my granddaughter when she was born. (She just turned 6 last week.) And there she was. We have a bond that goes beyond the norm and she knows me as more than Nana. She was 9 days old when I first got to see her and she opened those eyes, looked right at me, and we connected. I even told her, "I know who you are!" and she smiled back at me briefly, never loosing eye contact.
I've only shared this before with one other person, but I just wanted to give you confirmation and validation. It's a blessing...pure and simple.