Happy birthday, Phoenix!
It was one of those conversations you never forget.
The Legal Genealogist‘s niece, Bobbi, had called just before Christmas to say she’d pretty much given up on having a second child.
It had been more than five years since her daughter Sydney was born and, despite their best efforts,1 no second child was happening.
And, she said, she was starting to feel that it was for the best. Sydney was in school all day. Her time was starting to be her own again. She was thinking of finally going back to school and taking some classes she wanted to take.
All in all, she said, it was probably a good thing that Sydney was going to be an only child.
And, of course, you can write the rest of this story yourself, can’t you?
Yup.
Phoenix will be nine years old tomorrow. His older sister is 15.2 And there’s a younger sister who was added to the mix just as unexpectedly as her brother.
Happy birthday, Phoenix!
Families are such fun…
NOTES
OMG! Your footnotes are killing me! I have to admit, when I saw that superscript 1, my first thought was, “Oh, good Lord, PLEASE don’t let that be a footnote detailing their ‘best efforts!'” Thanks, Judy, for coming through. 🙂 Whew! 🙂
I do have some standards. Low ones, generally, but… 🙂
I remember that conversation well! How incredible is it that I was pregnant at that exact moment? Fertility specialists, my husband, & I were in for a big surprise Christmas 2005. Do you recall the phone being passed around that Christmas as I shared the stunning news? I was bursting with excitement and couldn’t hold it to myself through the first trimester. The only person who I kept it from was Sydney – just in case.
I remember the way we giggled over the news for sure. And what a joy Phoenix has been, every step of the way! Hugs to the birthday boy! (How is it possible that he’s nine years old already???)
Sigh. I have no idea. It’s going by too quickly, but I’m enjoying every minute!
That’s good… but you still need some sleep. GO TO BED!