Three years ago yesterday, November 30, 2018, we walked into Canyon Medical Center with one little boy in tow, eagerly anticipating finding out the gender of our next baby. When the doctor said it was another boy, I was so happy. The name Sebastian had been rolling around in our heads, and I was thrilled to get to use it. Not to mention the fact that there’s just something so special about telling your little boy he’s going to get a baby brother. 🙂

Yesterday, November 30, 2021, we walked into Canyon Medical Center with two little boys in tow, eagerly anticipating another gender reveal.

Same office, same doctor, same clients, except this time that 2018 baby was on the outside instead of the inside, and his little sibling was kicking around inside my belly.

There’s something raw and unbelievable and just so incredibly exciting about realizing there’s a new little life on the way, and some of that initial excitement comes back when you find out the gender. It makes it all just a little more real, and instead of “the tiny baby,” you can start calling it “your baby brother” . . . or just maybe “your baby sister.”

Weeks and weeks of wondering who it was inside, and whether it would be another little digger or a new little someone who could wear a few pinks and frills and maybe, just maybe, contribute to turning our house of wild shouting and rude noises into a quieter, calmer place.

And then suddenly there he was, sucking his thumb and as picture-perfect as a baby on a screen could be.

No more wondering, just incredible thankfulness to the One Who gave him to us.

He was precious and perfect. I didn’t want to stop watching those little fists curling and uncurling, those little legs kicking, that sweet little head appearing and disappearing on the screen. Even Alec said a time or two how cute the new baby was.

We have another little son, and we are so excited and grateful. I told the boys they’re getting another baby brother, and although they’ve always said they wanted a girl, they didn’t seem to mind at all. Eric and I had thought, too, how fun it would be to have a girl, and we do hope for that sweet baby girl sometime, but for now we are so very much enjoying our funny little boys.

I mean, look at them.We can’t wait for number three to join the crowd.