Brooke

Brooke Atkinson

Brooke's story begins when Weston was only 3 weeks old. I was sitting on the couch feeding Weston when Jace crawled up next to me, looked right at Weston, and told me,"Mom, Weston really misses his sister".  I looked at Jace and told him that daddy and I may have another baby someday, but it would probably be another brother. No Jace said, "when you and daddy have another baby it will be my sister".  Jace was 3 at the time and to be honest I really just didn't think that much about what he had said.

Over the next few months I found myself constantly feeling like someone was missing. When I would go in to check on Weston I always felt like I should be looking in on someone else too. By the time Weston was a year old I knew I needed to have another baby and that I shouldn't wait very long. Summer came and went, but the feeling to have another baby lingered. Finally in around the first of November 2003 I told Nashawn how I had been feeling. He felt the same! So I quit using my birth control patch on December 1st. We began talking about having another baby and how we both just knew it would be another boy. Three boys, wow we just thought it would be great. Having a girl never really crossed our minds after already having two boys.

Around new years 2004 I made the comment to Nashawn that I was feeling pressure us to have a baby either in March of 2005 or November of 2004. His and both boys birth days are in the same week in March and I didn't want the new baby to feel left out. But I figured if it came in November around my birth day maybe it would be ok. I got my wish. Around  Nashawn and the boys birth days in March I found out I was pregnant and due in November, on Thanksgiving day.

We waited until I was in my second trimester before we told the kids. Weston was too little to understand but Jace was excited. Thats when he once again told me that he and Weston couldn't wait for their baby sister. "I've been praying for her," he told me. My mom, who had 4 grandsons, thought it would be fun to have a baby girl around. And my mother in law who had one granddaughter, who happened to be her first grandchild, had 6 grandsons and was also ready for another girl. They were both praying as well. Nashawn and I just wanted a healthy baby and for everyone to not be disappointed when it was a boy.

Twenty weeks came and we took the boys with us to find out what we were having. When the ultra sound tech told us it was a girl, Nashawn kept saying, "Are you sure, check again". Three times he asked the ultra sound tech to check again. Jace told his dad, "I told you it was my sister!!"

On November 17th 2004 at 8:54 am Jace and Weston finally got their baby sister. Jace still looks after her to this day. He is her protector. Weston and Brooke on the other hand have a rather interesting relationship. They are either the best of friends or the worst of enemies. But I know they love each other its just funner to fight......teheee....Everyone was, including her dad and I were so excited to have a girl!!

I love you Brooke!!!