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Me: Mommy and Daddy have something to tell you two. Courtland is going to be a big sister!

Them: …..

Him: Do you know what that means?

Sunny: That you’re trying to have a baby?

Me: I actually have a baby already in my tummy.

Them: slow, sweet smiles and wide eyes

Courtland: I’m going to be a big sister and Sunny’s going to be a big, BIG sister?

Me: Yes, that’s right. What do you think about that?

Them: Good.

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Not quite the righteous, enthusiastic reactions we were anticipating given their constant demands for another sibling over the past few months.

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Later that night…

Sunny: Mommy, can I come kiss your tummy good night so that the baby knows how much I love her already?

Courtland: Mommy, is the baby sleeping? Is she hungry? Does she like the food you are eating? You can’t drink grown up drinks (think: beer, wine, coffee) because kids can’t have grown up drinks and the baby is a little, little, little kid.

They are already proving that they’ve got everything it takes to be the greatest big sisters for this little gummy bear (which is what we’ve taken to calling her thanks to a clever ultra sound tech).

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Ed: Unlike with the girls, we are waiting to find out the sex of the baby until the moment of her arrival. The girls are excited about the prospect of either a baby brother or sister (though Kaki has stressed that she would really like a baby brother because Daddy and Ferdinand need some more boys in this house). But the girls have taken to using the female pronoun when talking about her, so rather than “it,” we’re using “she/her” for ease and comfort. More on this soon…