As we left the grocery store tonight, I had Isabella in the cart and the other two tagging along. My stomach was bothering me and I was so tired. All of a sudden, as if for the first time, I thought to myself "I'm going to have FOUR kids." I unlocked the car and lifted Isabella out of the cart as the boys ran to the other side to get in. Brandon can get in and buckle himself but Xander still needs my help. I loaded the groceries into the car and and then started to buckle Xander in. I heard a woman's voice behind me. "Do you want me to take that cart for you? Looks like you have your hands full," she said. I hear that comment a lot!I'm excited about adding another member to our family and so are the boys. David is, too, just in a different way. He loves the kids and says that he will love any more that we have. I'm lucky to have him. The boys talk about "the baby" often and like to see what the baby looks like and hear about how it is developing at www.babycenter.com. Brandon says he would like a brother and Xander says he would like a sister but I think they both will be happy whichever the baby is. I will too but a girl would be "ideal" since she will be sharing a room with Isabella that is currently bright pink, the swing, jumparoo and carseat that I have are all pink and I have way more girl clothes and shoes than I have boy stuff. That's what Kids' Closets are for though. If it's a boy I will sell a lot of the girl stuff to trade in for boy stuff and we'll paint the bedroom a neutral color.
Telling people you're pregnant with your fourth baby is much different than telling them you're pregnant with your first or even second. It's entertaining in a way! Seems like it's not common for people to want to have big families anymore. I've always wanted to be a mom and have a big family. I love each one of my children so much. I love that they have each other. I can't imagine my life without any one of them and I know I'll feel the same way about any more children that God blesses us with.
