Siblings….

For the longest time I told Ben that I only wanted one child…especially right after having one… I was not sure that I could take double the crying and diaper changing and getting up in the  middle of the night.  Then as Mason got older I was like ok when he is 4 then maybe we will try and have another one.  But when he was 14 months old I got this wild hair and informed my honey that I thought we should have another one now. He did not agree, he pointed out that Mason was just now walking and starting to talk and sleeping through the night why would we want to mess up this good thing we had going?

I tried to point out the up side they would be close together they could play… He pointed out the lack of sleep having two in diapers not to mention the added  daycare expense.  I was working at the time and the cost of two in daycare can be quite staggering.  So I said alright lets take a week and think about it.

When the week was out hubby and I compared notes.  And we had not come to the same conclusion.. He completely surprised me by saying  he thought we should go for it.  My reaction was crap..  I had started to think about the ramifications of a second Chicken.. I remembered what it was like to be pregnant, the morning sickness the getting big. And this time it would be different I could not just come home from work plop my feet on the sofa and watch tv.  I would have a toddler to take care of  so I had come to the conclusion that any sane person would that we should wait. But the fact that Ben had completely done an about face really got me to thinking… so I was like ok .. and a month later I was pregnant with Chicken number Two.

And it was the best decision we have ever made.  We all adore her and she is spoiled rotten. Mason loves her so much if he has a toy and she wants it 9 times out of 10 he will give it to her. He calls her his baby and gets excited every morning when we get her out of the crib…  And she as you can see from the picture above she adores her big brother.. She tries to do every thing he does.  And I am so glad that Mason has a sibling…..