Photo of a woman and a child in Gaza on Jan. 13, 2020 via Flickr By Heba Gowayed / In These Times As the sun streams through the windows of our New York apartment, I watch our now five-month-old son grab his newly found feet. He sways as he chats with the baby looking back at him in the mirror attached to the play gym. He breaks into a wide-mouthed smile when he turns and catches my gaze. My chest constricts with the enormity of my gratitude for his existence and joy. And, as I have often done