... and we couldn’t be more excited! This will be their third, they have a son who turns 7 this Saturday and a son who is a little over 2. This will be their first daughter together. My daughter is 14 and these are her only siblings (my boyfriend and I want to have kids but not until we’re married, hopefully in the next year or so)

It took a while to get here, but we are a well blended family. I love my ex in every way you can love someone except romantically, I have the utmost respect for him and the life he built for himself and his family. We were 19 and 21 when my daughter was born, she was a birth control failure and we were NOT ready. We amicably split when my daughter was 2 but we never stopped putting her first. We were just too young and we were not who we were going to be yet, we didn’t feel like we should lock ourselves into a relationship just because we had her. It wouldn’t have worked out for so many reasons. But we were able to put all of that aside and effectively coparent. There were a few bumps along the way but we made it work. I love his wife, I love his wife’s family. I love their kids. They love us and treat us all like family, we are invited to birthday parties baby showers and holidays. Their two boys absolutely adore my daughter and their faces light up when we drop her off for her weekends. The youngest one who is 2 1/2 doesn’t like to be held by anyone except his parents… and my boyfriend. The second we show up the little guy runs into his toy room to grab something to bring to my boyfriend and ask to be picked up. It’s the cutest thing.

They are saying this will likely be their last baby, pregnancy is rough on his wife and she’s going to have her hands full. There is no baby watch on social media, just a group text to a few select friends and family and we made the cut. Baby is expected by tonight and we’re all drooling over our phones for updates.

I’m just so proud of the way we all have managed our coparenting situation. I could not have picked a better bonus mom for my daughter, or a better bonus family for all of us. My ex’s family is kind of a mess and they aren’t really people that can be counted on, so I’m glad he found that love and support in his wife’s family.

Side note: this is not helping my baby fever. I’m 34 as of last month and I can hear the loud ticking of my biological clock in my ears 🤣

A few pics from their maternity shoot last month to show the cuteness of the family. My daughter is taller than all of them 🤣. Petty note: I looked like a bloated cave troll before my daughter was born and this woman looks like god damn graceful royalty 👸🏻 🤦🏻‍♀️

Her brothers love their “Sissy” ❤️

UPDATE

Thanks for all the positive comments! The baby is here! My daughter has her first sister 😊