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There's a question I don't know how to answer. Because of you, I probably won't know how to answer it ever again. "How many kids is this for you now?" I get asked that a lot. I know the answer. But I've been wrestling with how to answer. It's not that you don't count. Because you do count; more than I can explain. It's just that your sister is coming soon. Everyone can see my belly swell with  her  and will get to meet  her  and talk about  her  and kiss  her . We are so excited about her. But when people ask, I don't know whether to tell people about  you . So, most of the time I don't, even though I want to. I really am sorry. But I can't seem to verbalize you to people I only see once every 6 months, or to strangers I run into in the store, or to the random people who seem to think the expansion of our family is their business. You're just too special. And I can't -I refuse to- explain such an intimate relationship as ...