After having my second son, PJ and I decided to stop at two.

I always saw myself with three kids, but reluctantly agreed with the rest of the world when they said things like:

Having three kids is too expensive.

The world is built for families of four.

Three kids are way too much work.

Your parents are getting too old to watch a baby when you go to work. (After helping raise four grandsons while in retirement, they agreed.)

All the comments got into our heads until we raised the white flag – no more kids.

But saying it out loud never stopped the nagging thoughts in my mind from telling me that it didn’t feel right.

When we began giving away our play pens and swings, the sinking feeling in my stomach told me it was wrong – but figured I just had to get used to the idea. This was our plan and we were sticking to it!

While I hate having to quote that weirdo perv Woody Allen – he said it best:

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.”

Getting pregnant with my other sons wasn’t difficult, but it took longer than we expected. That’s why I know God had a hand in it; I pretty much got pregnant the day we said we were done.

I took a test at work and had to contain myself from screaming out in happiness when it was positive. I stood there in the bathroom with my hands clasped over my mouth and tears of joy streaming down my face.

PJ was equally thrilled but we were both nervous to tell my parents because we thought they’d be upset.

I was so scared, in fact, that you’d think I was a pregnant teen having to break the news to my mommy and daddy instead of a 36-year-old, married woman with 2 kids, a job, and a friggin mortgage 😆

By the look on my face, they weren’t sure what to expect and when I finally blurted out that I was pregnant, they were relieved that it wasn’t something bad – and happy for us.

Today is my baby boy’s 9th birthday and this morning I told him what I tell him all the time – that he made our family complete.

I know it’s true because when we decided to close up shop after him, it felt right. He was the piece of my heart that gave me peace in my heart ♥️