When is my little sister coming?

We are cautious about sharing our great news. We still fear the worst while hoping for magic. However, we did get back the genetic results. No signals for the most common genetic defects. And no Y chromosome detected, so most probably a girl. We were hoping deeply for another girl, so when the result came we were overwhelmed. So, we kind of told Catalina. We kept on asking her along the years  if she wants a little brother or sister and her answer was always yes. She also always said she prefers a little sister, but a little brother would be ok as well.

So, when we asked her last night again how she'd feel about a little sister she told us quite annoyed: I already told you I want one! And then we told her we'll talk to Santa Clause and God so mommy can have a little seed in her tummy and from that seed a baby will grow. She was happy, but very interested in the gingerbread cookies we were making so we left the conversation there.

Till this morning when a very happy Catalina asked me: when is my little sister coming? I told her that next year, after we come back from Romania, after her birthday. Probably when her school is finished. And then she said: "I can't wait until my sister comes!" Not wanting to create false hopes for a girl who'll play with her and listen to her I told her that sometimes it will be hard, that babies cry and sometimes we have to hold them and rock them, but if the baby cries too much mommy will take her to the other room so Catalina can sleep. And then my cute little baby told me: don't worry mommy, you can stay there, I won't mind if my little sister cries and wakes me up :).

Can this be true? will I truly have my two perfect girls? The hope, the anticipation, the fear...they are all sometimes too much.