Chapter Four
NATHAN
The new year started out really cold. It’s been freezing most days since early January and it’s one of the last days of February now. While we as adults may not have liked it, the kids haven’t been complaining that much.
This week, because it’s been freezing so hard and long enough, the water next to the house froze over, and the kids have been playing on it a lot. It’s so fun to watch them, it’s been great to see them enjoy themselves.
But, today, we’re on a schedule. It’s Oliver’s birthday, but Zeke’s also going in for his twenty-week scan. We’re going to see the baby again and it’s gotten everyone double excited.
“Can we have cake for breakfast?” Oliver pulls on my shirt as I’m making a couple of sandwiches. “It’s my birthday.”
“I know it’s your birthday.” I ru
