My son did not fall in love with me at first sight.
On the day we met, Sho-chan had been awakened prematurely from his afternoon nap and was feeling grumpy. The caregivers at the children's home had told him "Mama" and "Papa" were coming, but for him, the words were meaningless. Holding Sho in her arms, a caregiver opened the door of the room where my husband and I anxiously waited with the social worker.
It was a sweltering summer day, and I was suffering miserably from morning sickness. After years of infertility treatment, I was finally pregnant.