"I thought this day would never come!"

"I thought this day would never come!" is a direct quote from my sister Carri when we told her the news that we were finally going to have baby #3. I must admit that I have been terrified to make the jump from two to three. I don't like the idea of being outnumbered. However, I was watching my DVD about my grandma's life (who passed away while we lived in Nebraska) and it hit me like a ton of bricks that her life was worth something huge because of the posterity she left behind. I started thinking that I wouldn't have anywhere near the number of grandchildren and great grandchildren unless I did something about it. Stephen and I talked about it on our anniversary trip and here I am two months along and not feeling the greatest, but it will all be worth it!

Several weeks before I was pregnant Stephen prayed for family prayer and in that prayer he asked if we could have a baby sent to our family. The kids kind of ignored his prayer and went on. So we decided to tell the kids we were having a baby through the same method. Stephen said the prayer and simply said "Thank you for the baby that is in mommy's tummy." I opened my eyes and Josie was staring at me with an evil eye and said "Mommy that is not true is it?" I just smiled and said "Yep it is true." She started crying hysterically and screaming "I don't want to be a big sister again, I don't even like Parker." That in turn made me very upset because it wasn't the reaction I was counting on. I started crying and went into the bathroom. It was quite the mess! Finally I figured I had to be the grown up and I went out and talked with her on her bed until 11 that night. I explained to her that she would always be my special girl because she was my first baby. I also told her that my life would not be the same without all of my sisters. Finally by the end of the conversation she said "I guess I am okay with it!" You would think that she would be prepared, I gave her five years between Parker and the new baby!

Parker on the other hand is very excited and has been waiting to be a big brother for a long time.