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”

The grief on his face.

Even after all those years, the words still tightened my chest.

I answered for him.

“Your dad asked whether we could bring you home.”

Maya looked delighted.

“What did you say?”

I touched her cheek.

“I said we had to meet you first.”