Heart Full Of Love

When we found out that we were expecting a new bundle of joy one of our first thoughts was
"How is Ham-Da going to take this?"

Over the past 4 years (and 5 months) we have had several struggles in bringing our family together and making sure everyone is happy and included and feels like they're a part of it all.

The biggest struggle is blending stepkids with half siblings and stepparents and ex's and all of that crud that comes with marrying someone who has kids already.

When we told her the good news, she took it really well, although she told us we weren't allowed to have a girl...

She admitted that she was scared about her time and her place in our family and how it would change but she was willing to take it one step at a time with us and see what happens.

We were worried that she was going to feel like her dad was starting a new family and that she was going to replaced. Or that she would worry  that she wasn't going to have time with just her dad (or myself) anymore. 

 There were those concerns, but not from her, oddly enough, but that's something else.

After we had Chunko, we braced ourselves. We were ready to deal with whatever she needed and handle any problems....


There have been none (so far).

She comes to our house and picks Chunko up and doesn't put him down until her last smooch when we take her home.

She begs to hold him and feed him all day long.

We know he's heavy but she'll wait until her arms get weak before she'll hand him back over.

She gets upset when we put him to bed too early.

She even asks to help with diaper duty... Now that's love!

I am so happy and incredibly thankful that it's somehow worked out without a single issue.

I am so glad that she loves him as if they were full blood siblings. There's never once been a question about their love for each other.

All I gotta say is "Thank goodness we did not have a girl, lol!!!!!!"