Megan Birch McMichael

Connections | Magazine

For his new life to begin, we had to let this baby that we had protected and cared for go.

Last spring, a flurry of text messages began to fly between two mothers. One mother, preparing to expand her family by one active toddler, was busy getting a new car seat installed, diapers bought, and a crib set up. Meanwhile, I, the other mother, was putting together boxes of clothing, medical paperwork, and albums full of photographs and memorabilia telling the story of a child...