Growing Family

Today I start my 16th week of pregnancy with Baby Bos #2, and Brooks is just over 15 months old. I found out I was pregnant in late July. I took a test one Friday afternoon when Butch was at work. When I saw the digital read out, "pregnant," I think I cussed and then laughed and then got really nervous. I had lunch with Butch about an hour later and had to keep the secret to myself for the rest of the day. I told Brooks and Leo of course but they didn't have much of a reaction. When Butch got home from work I let the "stick" do the talking when he found it in the bathroom (strategically placed), and I lingered outside the door anxiously awaiting his reaction. His reaction was a lot like mine with even more laughter and now celebration for our little family. I was so relieved it went this way. He laid down on the floor of Brooks' room and pretended to pass out. It didn't take long for Brooks to see it as an invitation to jump on him and play with his daddy. Either of us had a lot to say about this news we definitely needed a night to let it soak in. We celebrated with a glass of wine and went about the night like any other. The thought of loving another baby as much as we love Brooks was and still is a daunting thought. My biggest comfort is that people do it all the time. Butch and I both have siblings and everything seemed to work out in our families. Although a lot of time has passed it seems like a blink of an eye. Change is inevitable and we believe in all the choices we have made to bring us to this place in life. Every day I get more excited to meet the little squirt growing big inside me. Butch is such a great dad and Brooks will be the best big brother. We will have our hands full but what a blessing to get to love two children and grow together as a family for the rest of our lives!