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”

Basic home safety.

Who lived there.

Whether we had weapons and, if so, how they were secured.

We didn’t.

She asked where the baby would sleep.

We showed her the bassinet beside our bed.

Then Leo’s old nursery, now half office and half storage room.

“We would convert this if placement becomes longer term,” I explained.