{"id":215,"date":"2026-09-03T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/?p=215"},"modified":"2026-09-03T19:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:00:47","slug":"what-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/2026\/09\/03\/what-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"What a difference!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a difference a few months can make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back at Jaime shortly after his Kasai surgery in April and seeing him now is a reminder of just how far this little guy has come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been plenty of hard days in between, but also so much growth, smiling, babbling and personality. He still has a long road ahead, but today we\u2019re just taking a minute to appreciate the progress while we wait for what the future holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same sweet Jaime. Just a little stronger, a little bigger, and a whole lot more smiley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7669-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7669-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7669-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7669-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7669.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7670-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7670-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7670-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7670-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaimessecondchance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6760\/2026\/09\/7670.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a difference a few months can make. 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