Hello, strangers.
Once again, graduate school has taken over my life! Good thing I graduate in May! ;) I'm excited to have my life back!!
I want to share a story about my favorite person in the whole world: my 8 year old little brother. He amazes me more and more each day with his imagination and creativity.
Recently, he called my twin sister, who is getting married in a little less than 2 months. Their conversation went something like this:
Little brother: Hey! Where you at? (with his little Cajun accent)
Sister: At home.
Little brother: Well.... (long pause) are you gonna have a baby after you get married?
Sister: (very surprised by his question) Well, maybe not right away but maybe later...
Little brother: Oh, because I just thought of a name.
Sister: What kind of name?
Little brother: (with excitement in his voice) Sophia!!
Sister: That's a pretty name. I'm going to have to remember that if I ever have a little girl.
Little brother: Welllllllllllll, are ya??
Sister: I don't know, but maybe one day.. and I'll have to remember your name if I do, huh?
Little brother: Yeah! Ok, I just wanted to tell you that! Bye! I love you!
Now I know to most people this conversation may not seem very significant... but you see, my little brother is growing up FAST! I'm always dreading the day when he becomes "too cool" for his big sisters... dreading the day that he no longer thinks I'm fun or cool! He's already stopped hugging my sister and me in front of his friends, even though we both live out of state and only see him a few times a year.. These last 8 years have passed by quickly, and I know when he's a teenager, his 30something year old sisters will seem far from cool! However, conversations like this make me realize how much he thinks about my sister and me and how much he wants to be a part of our lives. & I guarantee, the day my sister or I find out we are pregnant, he will be sure to hold us to the promise that we would take his baby name into consideration. I have a feeling whichever one of us has a daughter first will use the name Sophia.. it may not be a first name, but it'll make it in there somehow (middle name perhaps)... because this little boy, who is almost 17 years younger than us, has made such a huge impact on our lives. He just melts our hearts. <3
