One of my biggest fears about venturing into this mysterious land of three children has been the impact that a littlest sibling will have on the two oldest ones.
They may squabble and compete and shove each other now and then, but ultimately they have always been two peas in a pod. They share a room, they share games, they share memories.
This new little one will be "the baby" for quite awhile, and I know their relationship will only get stronger while they are the "big kids". I know they'll teach their little sister all the best games and share all the memories of things she was not around for.
Having a first and a second child were a non-decisions. Having a third child has felt like, during this pregnancy at least, one of the weightiest decisions I (we) have ever made. I won't know for at least a month, probably years to come, how this new dynamic will play out. But I pray every day that we will simply have that much more love, that many more sibling memories and friendships, and that we will be merely adding facets to our family diamond. I know this will be true, and yet I also pray that Amy and William will never lose the closeness that they have right now.
I hope that your third will bring as much joy and added closeness to your first two as our third did for us. :) I have a feeling she will!
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