Baby Boy Buesch #2

Our handsome little man- Buesch Boy v.2.0

Here's what I'm thankful for:

A healthy baby boy with a strong heart and beautiful profile.  

A "big brother" who is so excited to meet his new younger brother and play trains with him.

A husband who will raise them both to be as smart, free-thinking, courteous, honest, and compassionate as he is.  

That Owen and Baby2 will have each other.  I'm also glad that I will have three sturdy gentlemen to care for me!  

Most of all, I'm thankful to be witness to BOTH of my boys' childhoods, to play an integral part in their development, to nurture their creativity and spirit, and to watch them figure out who they are as individuals.

You know what?  Kraig and I are pretty good parents to this boy that we have, so we're excited to remain in our comfort zone. 

And hey, if I can't get excited about tutus and ruffled bloomers, you better believe I'm going to deck out the boys' room.  It's going to be awesome!  

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Now, let me clear up a few things.

A bit of honesty: Never have I (or Kraig) envisioned our family with two boys.  We have always known we'd have two kids (unless we adopt a foster child) but we, like many people, expected (--a dirty word, apparently) or hoped to have one of each. 

Raise your hand if you've ever dreamt about something that didn't become a reality.

Everyone's hands raised?  I thought so.  (See?  It's not so bad to speak your dreams only for them to never become a reality.  It doesn't make you ungrateful for what happens (unless you complain, of course, so don't complain)).  

We've all been in the place where the outcome was not as we expected.  Baby, job, relationship, (fill in the blank)... It happens to everyone.  Ev-ery-one.  So I don't need to tell you how it feels, right?

Good.  I'm glad we got that out of the way.

(To those who can understand how it feels and have allowed me a bit of time to process and re-align, thank you.  I appreciate your kind words and your sympathy.  To everyone else:  please know we are thankful, and that this baby is so, so very loved already.  Finding out the sex now has allowed a bit more room for honesty and reflection, so if reading my words somehow offends you, just stop reading.)