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The ceremony passed in a bit of a blur.
Then Aurelio’s lips were on mine.
I pressed my forehead to his as the crowd cheered.
And as he looked at me, I smiled.
“I’m pregnant.”
Adrian was right.
It was the best possible gift I could have given him.
Aurelio - 7 years
“Mama!” our two-year-old son called, voice shrill.
“Shhh,” our five-year-old daughter scolded.
“Mom’s sleeping,” Judah added.
From day one, Judah had taken his big brother role very seriously. He’d been anxious for siblings as soon as he knew what such things were. Sure, he’d been mildly disappointed to learn his first sibling was going to be a girl. Until he was assured that girls liked to play with blocks, trucks, and with mud as well.
He’d been soft and sweet with his little sister, if a bit disgusted by all the drooling, spit-up, and various other smells that came from babies.
But when he’d learned he’d have a little brother, he’d been over the moon. Though the difference between him, at nearly nine, and his younger brother, at only two, made a big difference in how he interacted with his brother, compared to how he had with his sister.
“No more sleeping,” our toddler insisted, frowning, then trying to make a dash for the stairs.
“Mom’s got a baby in her belly,” Judah reminded his brother as he grabbed him around the belly, and carried him back to the living room. “It makes her sleepy.”
As usual, the mention of a baby made our toddler pout all the more.
Unlike Judah, and our daughter, our youngest was not thrilled at the idea of having a younger sibling.
In his defense, we hadn’t exactly planned on having another so soon.
What could we say?
One fateful night, Judah had a sleepover with one cousin, our daughter with the other, and my mom had taken the baby.
And, well, when the kids were away for the first time… ever, the prospect of being about to have shameless, as loud as we pleased sex was too tempting to resist.
Not much thought had gone into it.
And a few weeks later, there was a positive pregnancy test on the bathroom counter.
We had no regrets, other than our youngest’s displeasure at being ousted as the baby so soon.
“Come here, bud,” I said, reaching down for our toddler as he made his way to me. “Why do you need Mom?” I asked.
“He prolly wants a snack,” our daughter declared.
“He needs a nap,” Judah countered.
“No nap!” was the immediate response to that.
The other two shared a knowing look that said He totally needs a nap.
