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Judi Lynn

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Sat Jul 21, 2018, 11:31 PM Jul 2018

Family, home still unfamiliar to Honduran baby

Julie Watson, Associated Press
Updated 9:24 pm CDT, Saturday, July 21, 2018

LA LIBERTAD, Honduras (AP) — Baby Johan spent his first day home chasing his family's kitten, bouncing to music and playing like any 15-month-old boy.

But his mom said Saturday he also seemed lost in his own home — not recognizing his favorite aunt and only able to sleep with the lights on after spending five months in U.S. custody forcibly separated from his parents.

"We have to give him time, be patient," his mother, Adalicia Montecinos said with a tired smile after her first night back with her son, who only slept for a few hours.

He also seemed to be speaking words that his mom figured were likely in English.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Suffering-ends-with-Honduran-baby-back-in-13094495.php

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