I can still remember the phone call I got from my sister last September. She asked me “whats that country song about the guy who’s girlfriend gets pregnant, and he talks about his life being gone?” I immediately said “There goes my life by Kenny Chesney”. She said she was talking to a girl in the dorm and they were trying to figure out what the song was called again. When we got off the phone I had a moment where I thought “Is my sister pregnant?…. no… no way”.  I heard the song on the radio later that day which now I know God was trying to tell me something. I can assume many songs can relate to our lives but for my sister, it was writing on the wall for her. I cannot begin to tell you how different my sister and I are. I am an open book, she is a closed book. I’m a tad bit on the emotional and dramatic side, she hides her feelings and tries to avoid drama at all costs. At the end of the day we are Anderson’s and us Anderson’s tend to attract drama so its hard to escape. My mom says we could be the Midwest version of the Kardashians and we could entertain America with our funny antics and crazy lives. Its hard seeing my little sister go through something that should have been me first. I’ve love being the big sister to Brett and Audi. So many times I’ve taken it upon myself to give them unwanted advice but I’ve seen it as the role God has given me. Its the hardest thing to walk through babies-r-us and not know what type of bottles are best, or be able to tell her that the pain she feels is normal. That role I so frequently enjoyed got a little twisted and now when its my turn to start a family, she’ll have to be the one tell me which bottles worked for her baby girl, thats its normal to throw up every morning for months on end! God has a funny way of showing us that roles do not define us and there are so many lessons to be learned when He switches things on us.

As I’ve watched my little sister slowly become a mother, I’m amazed at how beautiful she is. I’m amazed at how calm and collected she can be when times have been tense. She will be a wonderful mother to her baby girl. I cannot wait to see her and see what she looks like. She has stuck with Jeremiah 29:11 that God has this plan for her and her baby and I’m so thankful that she’s clung to that verse.  Audi, I love you more than anything! I’m happy to be by your side when this little one decides to come! I cannot wait to spoil her and be the best Aunt ever! No matter what my role is, I’m looking forward to so many things and one of them is you being the experienced one for a change!

Here are some photos from my sister’s maternity shoot. Can you tell she is due on May 17th? She looks AMAZING!

Audi likes shoes.