The third child

Yesterday night my wife had our third child, a beautiful little girl. Today my wife commented on the fact that we now have three kids and it got me thinking about that a third kid means.

A third kid spells the end of a car, we have a Camry with a large back seat but it will not hold three car seats (bring on the van, sorry I'm staying away from anything with mini in the name for a while). A third child spells insanity backwards (if you write it backwards and don't end up with insanity it is because you have problems and should see a specialist). A third child spells the end of the democratic reign of parents and the start of monarchy, theocracy, tyranny or anarchy. It spells the end of equal shares (no more I'll get this one, you get that one). It spells balance in a family (an oldest, a middle, and a youngest).

Three, symbolically, is recognized as complete or whole. We see it in the trinity, religious marriage vows, and the symbols for male and female. It is therefore not surprising that three is one of my favorite numbers. Ironically among my closest friends growing up I see the recurrence of the number three. Dean, Chris and myself were really close friends in elementry school. In high school my main group of friends consisted of three women and three men which (often, but not always) constituated three couples.

Needless to say, I am exited to have our third child. Welcome little one into our family. Sorry ahead of time for the difficulties and trials that shall be laid upon you in this family but know that I will always be three to strengthen, help and pray for you.

PS. Ironically, three is the number of girls that I have kissed. That's what happens when you mean your wife at 14.