AnSh OS An Addition To Our Family

The Christmas morning of 2014 was a joyous morning for Anandi and Shiv. She had her doubts for a few days now and a simple test confirmed her doubts. She was expecting. She and Shiv were going to be parents once more. Amol was going to have a baby brother or a sister. "Santa could not have got me a more special gift than you and papa have given me ma." They shared this news with Amol first. He was an adopted child and so his feelings about the new baby were very important. Anandi and Shiv did not want him to feel left out or as an outsider just because they were going to have their biological child. He was their first and older child now and forever. He understood what they were trying to tell him. He could not keep the news to himself and went yelling to tell everyone in the family that he was going to become a big brother. Eight months later, his wish came true. He got what he wanted a brother and a sister. He had expressed this wish when he was told that he was going to be a big brother. Like all moms Anandi wanted a son just like Shiv was and he wanted a daughter just like Anandi was. Amol was the decision maker when Anandi and Shiv could not agree on things. "I want both." They looked at him. "Both?" "Yes I want a brother to tease and play with and a sister to love and look after. Anandi and Shiv did not know how to grant his wish but God had other plans. On her first visit to the doctor they came to know that she was carrying twins!