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”

“Yes, sweetheart.

A real one.”

Leo was watching me closely.

“What happens to the baby?”

I felt the moment arrive.

I looked at my mother.

Then the boys.

“Her father isn’t identified in the paperwork yet, so the state is trying to figure out who can safely care for her.”