baby cousin (finallyy) OTW! ✺◟(＾∇＾)◞✺

hii, this is my first time posting on reddit and its because no matter how many people i have told it to, it makes me want to tell the entire world about it. i'm the eldest daughter of an eldest son, i have 2 siblings, and all my life it has been just the 3 of us. we have cousins but distance makes it hard to bond and we also had family problems that made us isolated from the rest of our family. up until last month, i thought that i would grow up not knowing what it feels to have a CLOSE family member (im close with my aunt and uncle, which are my father's siblings, but thats different!), then my aunt surprised me with the BEST surprise she could ever do. she told me she was having a baby and she put me in charge of telling the rest of the family. i was ECSTATIC and i was having a hard time keeping it to myself because just the mere thought of finally having a baby cousin makes me cry. IM CRYING AGAIN RN. im really just so happy and excited, but at the same time a tiiiny bit sad because my cousin will be born in a different country. the distance between us is great, so i guess i cant really bond with her as much as i want to. BUT i am determined to make the most out of our time together when we meet.

i would like to add that i've heard ridiculous things from other family members saying that my aunt doesn't need children because me and my siblings are already here or that having a baby would be impossible for her age or that the three of us would be left out. in terms of "concerns" about my siblings and i, IDGAF. we are HAPPY. ELATED. WHATEVER. we love our aunt and we always want what's best for her, and what's best for her and us is a baby ^^

like i previously mentioned, i grew up with a lot of family problems that led me to having a troubled childhood. if it wasnt for my aunt and a few other family members, i wouldnt have turned out this way. i am changed, better, and constantly growing, and i owe it all to her. even now, we have a close relationship. i can tell her anything in the world and it'd feel like talking to my best friend. she makes my siblings and i feel loved, cared for, and cherished. even when her boyfriend (now fiance) came into picture, he was an addition to making us feel loved, cared for, and cherished. i know that they would be great parents, and i want to help them too if i may.

i apologize if this post is all over the place, the TLDR is that i love my baby cousin already from the second i knew of their existence. that's all! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡