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”

Grief that didn’t belong to us alone.

A little girl whose first story began with loss.

I thought saying yes would destroy the balance of our family.

Instead, our family learned a different balance.

Messier.

Louder.

More expensive.

More complicated.