Mia Rose O’Connor

SANDRA and Tim O’Connor had given up on the idea of having a child when they discovered they were expecting. The couple had been trying for a baby for 15 years and had begun looking at adoption. ‘‘That same week we had given up and decided we will just have to do other things — go travelling or something — we found out about Mia,’’ Sandra said. ‘‘We were over the moon. We couldn’t believe it.’’ It seemed that Mia was just as excited about coming into her