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”

Because we wanted Maya to carry something from both the life that began her and the family raising her.

PART 7 — THE HEARING

The permanency hearing took place months after that first hospital call.

By then, Maya had been living with us long enough to have a schedule.

A personality.

Preferences.

She hated one brand of bottle.

Loved the ceiling fan.

Cried whenever Marcus sneezed.

And smiled every morning when Leo entered the room.