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”

That frustrated me.

Then I remembered the alternative.

A system where someone could take a child simply because they wanted her more.

Careful procedure protected Maya too.

So we waited.

On the morning of the hearing, Marcus dressed in a navy suit.

I wore a simple gray dress.

My mother stayed with the boys until school.