"River, we have something to tell you..."

Yesterday afternoon, River woke up from his nap so happy. Probably because Daddy was here:) We decided to tell him the news we had been keeping. Logan, grabbed River's hand and while rubbing my belly told River that "Mommy is going to have another baby. You know how you are a big brother to Mason, you get to be a big brother again to either a baby brother or sister." We explained that God has blessed us with another baby that is growing inside of Mommy's belly. River smiled with that huge smile of his and was delighted. He said, "maybe there is 2 or 3 or even 5 in there!" He was so happy and we assured him that there was only one. I was amazed at his response and we were careful about letting him feel special like he now knows the good news and can tell others. We kept it simple and continued our evening normally. But throughout the evening River asked over and over again if he could rub my belly and "touch it" while grinning from ear to ear. He even ran over to Mason with such excitement and said, "Mason...Mommy is going to have a baby and we have to be really careful around her belly." He felt like such a big boy when he called Gaga and Poppa to tell them the news! It was too sweet and something I hope I will never forget. We enjoyed our woodstove fire last night while laying down in front of the fireplace as a family and even with Doah, I would catch River smiling every once in awhile and looking at my growing belly. I was so thankful for this response because I know the highs and lows of change in our lives, especially for River and Mason, that will take place when we transition from a family of 4 to a family of 5.