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”
Marcus stood behind me but said nothing.
Smart man.
I looked at the little face.
This baby had lost her mother before she’d known the sound of her voice.
She had arrived through chaos.
And whatever happened next would be decided by adults she’d never met.
I leaned over the bassinet.
“Hi.”
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