My Heartbreaking Conversation
Yesterday, as I was taking CG to gymnastics, we were having a conversation about the upcoming (April) birth of his newest cousin. The boy is not lacking for cousins - the newest addition will be number 13, and he even has 3 second cousins! But what he really wants is a brother or sister. It took DH and I seven years (and several miscarriages) before we were blessed with CG. We always wanted another, but it never happened. At 36 I started going through "the change" and so, we have CG. So, the conversation went something like this: "Why can't I have a baby brother or sister?" "Mommy can't have any more babies. We could maybe adopt a brother or sister for you." Which led to the conversation about adoption. With me saying "We could adopt a brother or sister who is maybe four or five." "I want a baby." Dang boy, do you realize that I'm the one who would have to get up in the middle of the night and change diapers? Both...