Seriously. They’re Falling from the Sky.
I think that anyone in my position would have baby fever. I am surrounded by pregnant people and people with infants. Over Thanksgiving I found out that both of my step-sisters are pregnant. Add those babies to Jacob, and Jess and I will be aunts 3 times in 2010. Also, my cousin John and his wife Kathryn had their baby boy yesterday. They named him Corbin. I’ve seen a few pictures, and he’s such a cutie! I can’t wait to see him at Christmas! Just in case you’re starting to wonder, I assure you Jess and I don’t have anything up our sleeves. We know that we cannot afford a baby and we are in no rush to have them. However, we do know that we want to have them and that we want our children to have relationships with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. I almost wish we were ready so our kids would be able to have the same kinds of relationships that I had with my cousins when I was growing up. I had 4 first cousins on my mom’s side and 10 on my dad’s side. Needless to say, I’ve never had a dull holiday! It was awesome to have so many cousins, especially the ones who were close to me in age. I never realized how lucky I was until talking to Jess about it. Most of her cousins lived in New York or Ohio, not to mention she was the youngest, so no one really wanted to hang out with her. I have some really amazing childhood memories, and I hope that one day we will get to provide some wonderful memories for our children. In the meantime I’ll have to settle for being the best aunt ever! It’s not so much a consolation prize as it is an incredible opportunity. I feel so lucky to already have 5 nieces and nephews in my life, and I’m really looking forward to that number increasing to 8. I guess I’ll end up with a big family after all. : ) -Addison
