~A Baby Brother~

When I met my current husband, I had three children from a previous marriage. 

I felt very blessed and grateful.  I was more than happy with the children I had. 

While I was very much in love with the new man in my life, I was not considering having any more children. 

I was tucking my son into bed one night.  He was only 3 or 4 at the time.  I pulled his blankets up over him and bent down to give him a kiss.  That's when he asked, "Mommy when are you going to give me my baby brother?" 

I was surprised by his question since no mention had been made of a baby or having a baby. 

I asked him, "What do you mean?" He said, "You and my new dad are going to have a baby, so I want to know when you're going to give me my baby brother?" 

I laughed and said, "Well, I don't know about that.  I don't know if we'll be having any babies." 

My son responded, "Yes you will, and you're going to give me a brother.  When will he come?" 

I laughed and rubbed my son's head and said, "Don't you worry about it buddy."  I proceeded to turn and walk out of my son's room and he said, "But mommy, I'm really happy, I can't wait 'til my baby brother gets here."  I smiled and told him to just go to sleep.

I headed to my bed where my husband was already asleep and woke him up to tell him what my son had just told me.  He just laughed.

I eventually did begin to have strong inner stirrings about having another baby.  Initally I had thought I was finished with having babies, but I ended up really wanting to have a baby with this new man in my life, that I loved with every single ounce of my being. 

And my husband, who had not even considered the idea of having a child, admitted that he too very much wanted to have a child.  He had never had children, and was more than happy and content to be the step-dad of my three children.  But, that changed and he was rather surprised when he found that he too began feeling that he very much wanted to have a baby.

Only two months after trying, I did conceive, and just as he informed me and had hoped, my older son got his wish.  We gave him a baby brother.


My son's baby brother, right after delivery

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