In my family there were two girls and two boys. Therefore both my brothers had a brother and my sister and I each had a sister.
In Harry's family there were two girls and a boy. Each of the girls had a sister but Harry never had a brother.
When we dated and when we were first married we talked about this and in our naivety we decided that we would keep having babies until each boy had a brother and each girl had a sister. I guess this helps explain our large family. But not completely.
Because God heard us and and right away blessed us with two girls about 19 months apart and then twin boys. When our oldest was 3 1/2, we had four children and loved every minute of it.
But, deep down I knew there would be more. After all, there were some girls' names that I loved that we hadn't used yet so God blessed us with Beth and Sarah.
I loved having a sister and I loved that each of our children had a counterpart - somebody to be best friends with through thick and thin. If they had a fight, neither one could go home - they had to figure it out.
So I've always been a big proponent of large families and nothing sweetens that pot like an even mix of boys and girls.
Therefore when Clara was born she seemed to round out the family perfectly and nobody felt it more clearly and obviously than Anna.
Because already the bros were starting to act like bros. They sure start young.
And that bond goes on and on.
In my family there were two girls and two boys. Therefore both my brothers had a brother and my sister and I each had a sister.
In Harry's family there were two girls and a boy. Each of the girls had a sister but Harry never had a brother.
When we dated and when we were first married we talked about this and in our naivety we decided that we would keep having babies until each boy had a brother and each girl had a sister. I guess this helps explain our large family. But not completely.
Because God heard us and and right away blessed us with two girls about 19 months apart and then twin boys. When our oldest was 3 1/2, we had four children and loved every minute of it.
But, deep down I knew there would be more. After all, there were some girls' names that I loved that we hadn't used yet so God blessed us with Beth and Sarah.
I loved having a sister and I loved that each of our children had a counterpart - somebody to be best friends with through thick and thin. If they had a fight, neither one could go home - they had to figure it out.
So I've always been a big proponent of large families and nothing sweetens that pot like an even mix of boys and girls.
Therefore when Clara was born she seemed to round out the family perfectly and nobody felt it more clearly and obviously than Anna.
Because already the bros were starting to act like bros. They sure start young.
And that bond goes on and on.
