"The Call"

This past weekend, my brother called me. He left me a message in his very non-chalant voice saying "yah, you should probably call me back." I didn't think that much of it because this is something he would say if he was just driving and bored and wanted to chat about nothing. But, it also could have meant, "hey, I really have something I need to talk with you about, so I need you to call me back." There was no urgency in his voice, but for some reason, I figured I should call him back that day.

Plus, it was my mom's birthday, so I thought maybe he had something he needed to ask me about our mom. Anyways, I called him back. Nothing seemed urgent when we first started talking. At first, he didn't mention anything specific as the reason for his voicemail. Then, after a little chit chat, he asked if Little Buddy was there. I said that he was there and that I already had my brother on speakerphone so Little Buddy could hear him. So, my brother asked me to take him off speakerphone and let him talk with Little Buddy, as he "needed to have a man-to-man conversation with him." I thought it was funny, and odd. But, I obliged. As Little Buddy held the phone to his ear, I could see the wheels turning, but he wasn't saying anything. So, I took the phone back and told my brother that if he was asking abstract questions, he probably wasn't going to get any real answer from Little Buddy.

(The phone is still somewhat a mystery to Little Buddy, I think.) He really only answers "yes or no" questions on the phone, unless we are coaching him with how to respond to other types of questions. With this information, my brother again tried to have some "man-to-man conversation" with my son. Apparently, it wasn't working. My brother eventually asked me to put him back on speakerphone. At this point, I found it odd that my brother was actually requesting to be put on speakerphone. I knew something was up. In that split second, it hit me.... Was he going to make some big announcement?!!!??!!! As this thought was entering and exiting my mind, I hear my bro asking Little Buddy, "How do you feel about having a cousin?"

WAHOO!!!!!! I'm sooooo excited. I'm gonna be an auntie.... a blood-related, certifiable, bonafide auntie! I was so excited to learn that my brother and sister-in-law are going to be having a baby that it took me a few hours to realize that this actually gives me a new role, too... AUNTIE RACH!

Of course, when I explained to Little Buddy that he was going to be a cousin and that this meant that Auntie Allison had a baby in her belly, too, he seemed very pleased by this. I asked him, "What do you think of that?" He jumped up, clapped his hands together, gave a thumbs up, and said "perfect."

Needless to say, we're super excited for Auntie Allison and Uncle Tim. They are gonna be amazing parents. We can't wait to meet the little addition to our family...around March 2010!! Congrats Tim and Allison~!