11 Days Away From Kaiser Party of 5

So here I sit, 11 days away from your due date.  You have already kept us on our toes just like your brothers did and we have had two nights of false start labor.  At least this time I have learned to wait it out a bit before heading to the hospital.  Right now your Dad is on his way to Dayton and I am pretty worried that I'll go into labor without him, or that I'll call him home in the middle of the night for yet another false alarm.  So do me a favor just hang tight in there for the next 48 hrs.  We are all so excited to finally meet you and have you come complete our family.  We have decided on your name and if you are a boy you will be Tristan Gilbert, and if you are a girl Vale Ann.  I really feel like you are a boy.  I feel so strongly about it that I forget in actuality I really don't know.  Brody seems to believe you area  girl because we already have three boys in the family and only one girl.  Jett still has no clue about you or anything that is about to happen.

Brody,

You have been here before buddy!  I'm, not sure you remember us bringing home your brother Jett or not but nevertheless you have experienced all this before.  You surprised us with your love for Jett from day 1.  We thought you would have trouble sharing our attention and yet you fell right into your big brother role beautifully.  It has been fun to talk to you about our new baby and here all the things you want to help with.  You love to feel the baby kick and it always makes you giggle.  I have no doubt you will step into your big brother role again quite seamlessly and I look forward to seeing how much you have matured with your ability to help this time around.

Jett,

Ohh Jett, I worry about you buddy.  I think you will love the new baby maybe a little to much at times but I think you will have trouble with sharing our attention.  At the same time I say this, I also can't help but recognize how much you have matured in the last 6 months.  You are learning limits and are testing ours but you seem to easier and are beginning to understand the way of the world on multiple levels.  I'm so glad you have your older brother to help show you the ropes of the big brother role.  I think you will also do great and I look forward to seeing the bond you form with a younger sibling. I sure do love you buddy and hope you transition to big brother as easily as your brother did.