After 3 Boys, We Gave Up Our Dream of a Daughter—Then My Husband Called Me to the Hospital and Said, “There’s a Baby Here”

At 2:40, we stood in the kitchen arguing quietly about whether the bottle warmer was broken.

At 3:15, Sam appeared wearing dinosaur pajamas.

“Is she okay?”

“Yes.”

“Why is she yelling?”

“Because babies don’t know words.”

He considered.

“Tell her to use inside voice.”