Former 'Baby Sunday' Visits Safe Haven Hospital That Saved Her

OAK PARK, IL — When Aiden Jane "AJ" Miller-Nicholson was born, the odds were stacked against her. She was born to a mother who couldn't care for her, but her mother had an option. She dropped AJ off at a Safe Haven hospital in Oak Park. Recently, the girl known then as "Baby Sunday," returned to that hospital to visit staff and share some of the joy that they made possible in her life.

AJ, now a beaming 10-year-old with bright brown eyes and curls that cascade over her face, visited the site where she had been left by her biological mother, along with the places she was cared for during her time at West Suburban Medical Center, WGN reports.

The young girl has been raised by caring adoptive parents who have nurtured her and openly shared her story with her.

The Illinois "safe haven" law or Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act was put into effect in 2001 and allows mothers to drop off babies up to 30 days old at a safe haven location similar to the one at West Suburban Medical Center.

Since 2001, more than 3,300 babies like AJ have been saved by the "safe haven" law.

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