If effort to make up for all the gloom and doom my family experienced last week, I am excited to share my family’s best news. Last year our nuclear family grew by one, when my brother married a wonderful woman. Next year, our family will grown again– they are expecting their first child! While there has never been a shortage of children for me to love, I am beyond thrilled at the thought of becoming an aunt for the first time. Also, I am so very happy that my parents will finally become grandparents. They are long over due and ready to embark on this new phase in their lives. My first purchase was a onesie that read, “auntie said I could“. My sister in-law has been fantastic about sending us weekly updates on the baby’s progress. This week my niece or nephew is the size of a prune and is growing rapidly right now.

I simply can not wait to meet this child whose arrival we joyfully anticipate! He or she will be such a welcome addition to our family! Until then, there is a shower to plan…