Since She's Telling...
If you look at my wife's website, I'm not sharing any new information. But since she posted the news today, I'll write about it from my point of view.
We're having another baby!
Many people have heard me say, "I'm done!" when asked about whether we were going to have more kids. I guess I'm not as done as I thought I was. This "new one" makes a total of 4 for us. I am the middle of three boys, and I have three boys of my own. Depending on how you interpret that information we are either due for a girl or destined to have another boy. I heard someone describe the difference between being the father of a boy and the father of a girl like this: "If you have a boy, that's the only boy you have to worry about. If you have a girl, you have to worry about ALL the boys!" Sounds like wisdom and experience to me.
I am so excited about having another baby. It has been taking its time sinking in on me. I have little realization every day, the biggest one being that I love being a father and am thrilled to be entrusted with another opportunity. I have learned so much from my three boys.
From Ben: I have learned to stop hating myself. The things I see of me inside of him humble me, and they drive me to Jesus. When we dedicated him I remember thinking, "Well God, this is the best I can do. I am bringing you everything, my very best. Please take him. He is Yours." Ben is pure and perfect. I have never known a person so genuinely loving and compassionate toward other people. Even when he was a baby, he would beg for a potato chip. I would offer him the bag of chips and after all that begging, the first chip he pulled out, he would offer to me.
From Luke: I have learned that I can be made to laugh in any situation and at any time. It is nearly impossible to discipline Luke. He makes us laugh no matter how upset we thought we were. I didn't know kids his age could have comedic timing, but he seems to have been blessed with a double portion of it. When he was only 2 we had a house rule of "We don't call each other STUPID." Luke got around this by saying "Stu." When I challenged him on it he said, "I just said STU, not PID." 2 years old!
From Ethan: I have learned how much more love was within my heart. Ethan has tapped a well of love and joy that I never knew existed inside of me. He makes me understand the old King James language of the 23 Psalm, "My cup runneth over." That is how I feel when I see him. The instant he was born, I knew I was entering a love that I only barely approached before. Not that I love Ethan so much more than other people, but that his presence in my life has caused me to contact a love so deep and marvelous that it changes the way I love everyone.
Who knows what will come from the arrival of this "new one." Well... at least there is one thing I know already. I have to buy a new car.
Scott Bane
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Congratulations...again! I like how Sheryl chose to tell. What you wrote is beautiful. Luke is definitely the funniest kid I know. I really hope you get your girl. You know I'm kind of partial to daughters myself.
This is such a sweet post, and congratulations daddy, again!!
Ok, I'm officially crying now. I LOVE YOU!
Yes, I heard. AWESOME!! :) And you don't have to start about having boys....I am the queen in this house!
Lori
This was just way too precious to read. Of course I can relate, having three boys, too. And now I'll have to answer the "are you next?" questions for awhile. You & Sheryl are awesome parents and PRAISE GOD that we are all able to have such beautiful, healthy children.
Steph
Just wanted to tell you congratulations, and that this is one of the sweetest posts I have ever read. I wish you and Sheryl the best. And I think it's definitly the birth order thing. You just described my 3 boys.
Robin
(Life With All Boys)
Thank you all for the comments! I feel like a new baby is still a long, long way away... but of course, I'm not going to get any sympathy complaining about how long pregnancy is in this crowd, am I? :-)
Um...no!
What a touching and humbling post. You have been blessed with a very gorgeous family and it is so beautiful to see how proud you are of them. I wish you and Sheryl nothing but the best for number four.
To all the Banes, congratulations!! More grandchildren yay!!
You must be seriously busy! I'm sure you're taking care of things, so your pregnant wife can rest...right.