Welcome back! You're very courageous to take an infant to the mountains - hats off to you!
I'm with NewMama: send him some pictures and see how he responds. It will give him a chance to bond and hopefully make him realize what he's missing. Babies are SO cute when they're little, and they make SO much progress SO quickly. You'll look back in no time and think, "Was she ever really that small?"
As for FIL - I find that very interesting! He's feeling the guilt 40 years later, realizing what a mess he made of things. Hopefully he can have some impact on your WH, though it's hard to tell infidels anything when they're in the thick of things...
Looking forward to hearing where things stand with WH!
