Change

With September just around the corner, I have been thinking more and more about Cael and how is going to react to having a little sister. I worry that he will feel abandoned, left out, confused and neglected. I find myself wanting to protect him, to pull him into my arms and reassure him that he will always be my little boy, my little buddy and that I will ALWAYS love him. It is so hard not being able to explain to him what it all means. I feel like the inability to provide him with an explanation means he will be blindsided by the addition of another baby. I realize that Cael is not the first child to become a sibling and that I am probably making a mountain out of a molehill, but I can't help but worry. For almost two years, Cael has been the only child in our lives and soon all of that is going to change. I just want to make sure that he knows how very much he is loved and that having another baby won't change that.

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