Little Red Caboose

On the day the doctor told me I was ...once again....with child, I was excited, for a little while...in public, then when we got into our car on the way home.....I cried! My baby daddy of now FOUR(ugh!) just laughed and said...."this is what you do best...be a Mommy!" At the time it was comforting and made me smile(if I were in my right mind I would have been offended...I am more than a mommy...really?!!!but my women's lib badge was in the wash right then...I needed the encouragement!) and know that I could do this all over again....after a nine year gap....AGAIN!

After the sweet feeling wore off and reality set in I started down the road of pregnancy...AGAIN! In all honesty, before the Lord I must admit....I was not very surprised. Truth be known, I had been hit or miss with my pill taking and had been sick and taken a run of antibiotics and then on top of that....I was sorta "itchin'" to have another one. Let's just say a pre mid-life crisis crisis!

I just didn't feel finished...notice I use the word "I" not WE! Poor husband didn't know what I had going on in my brain and heart. But the Lord did.....during this time, we had five or so women in our church that had been told they could not have a baby....but the Lord knew the desire of their hearts and they all got pregnant.....and I think it was in those free flowing waters that got all stirred up that I tip toed in and here comes our little caboose!

Honestly though it was great! The other kids were 12, 10 and 9, good ages to have fun with a baby brother and after the initial shock and awe was gone we all were so happy. This caboose as we call him was to be the LAST.....I promised! And to back it up...I tied everything up then with a two year later removal of all ovens and utensils...kitchen was closed. End of trail for the baby train, our lil' red caboose was here and we were done.

Obviously, this kid was the best one yet....never needed for anything, didnt need his legs because we carried him everywhere...didn't need his hand because we fed him...all his daily wants and needs were took care of by his band of brothers and one patient sister who played babies like a pro. He did eventually learn to do for himself, they all grew up but he was and still is the baby.

Maybe because he was raised with older siblings, but he has always been easy going and compilable. I think he is like me on that one (joke) I too am the baby in my family and I never got one spanking, like caboose.....we both are pretty perfect!! Just saying! He has been a joy to watch grow up.

He is now in the teenage years, sixteen by a few weeks now, and he made a commitment to work at a video game store in our town, five years ago when we moved here. Moving was hard on our little caboose, leaving his home of ten years, and when we came here, the guys at the local GAMESTOP became his buddies. The manager, who is a younger guy with two small kids, is a great guy and has always been a friend to him. Caboose would go there and hang out while I was shopping at Target every chance he got. They allowed him too because beyond anything else he is so funny and they loved to have him around. He would also tell him that when he was old enough he would hire him.

This was enough to keep my little man going, patiently waiting until he could apply and this week he did apply and today had an interview and was hired!!! Three cheers for our newly fiscally sound son. WooHoo!!! Yes..... I do have ulterior motives....one of these kids has gotta make it big...I am getting older by the second and who the heck's gonna take care of me?

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SO this little tribute to my last kid in a line of great kids is one of great pride and I give praise to a God who always take care of us, gives us what we need as well as our wants and proved this on this day even the desires of our hearts. Work hard young man, I need a lot of taking care of! Only joking, Son..........(she says only to keep up appearances....!)