“The First Time My Husband Bathed Our Newborn, He Looked at Me in Horror and Said, ‘We Can’t Keep This Child’”

And now Sophia was finally here.

Our daughter.

Even saying those words still made my throat tighten with emotion.

Our surrogate, Kendra, had delivered her only a few days before.

Nothing about it felt real yet.

We approached surrogacy cautiously. Lawyers. Contracts. Counseling. Medical screenings. Every document completed, every limit clearly established.

We thought preparation could protect us from heartbreak.