Justus Robert DeVries

I loved my girls with all of my heart, but I still really wanted a boy.  Now that I have one, I love him so much and I don't want him to grow up and replace me with a wife!!  Yes, I know it is silly, but lot's of you think it, even if you won't admit it. 
When we finally moved in to our house, Jaima was almost 2 and Lexi was just over 4.  Jim and I had been arguing quite a bit, but we did not have any major issues, so we both assumed that the arguing would pass.  We did not decide to have a baby to make things better between us.  We had decided shortly after Jaima was born that we would have 1 more and we just felt like the time was right.  I got pregnant with Justus in May of 2004.  My pregnancy was pretty much the same as with Jaima.  My starting weight was about 190 lbs and when he was born, I weighed about 210 lbs.
Jim and I continued to argue throughout my pregnancy and after Justus was born.  I truly did not realize that instead of losing weight after I had a baby, I had continued to gain weight for a year.
Justus is now a crazy, adorable 6 year old little man...