{"id":140,"date":"2026-04-21T11:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/?p=140"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:35:48","slug":"joy-in-the-waiting-beaus-story-of-strength-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/2026\/04\/21\/joy-in-the-waiting-beaus-story-of-strength-and-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy in the Waiting: Beau\u2019s Story of Strength and Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbeausjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6688\/2026\/04\/IMG_4361-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beau is currently 9 months old, and he is truly the bubbliest little boy. 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