The Unfortunate Follow-Up

For those who saw the last entry, specifically the part about me telling Mikey that he was getting a baby brother because Heavenly Father saw what a good big brother he is to his current baby brother, you might be interested in Mikey's epiphany this morning. We were at a ward event where the new primary kids (that's Mikey) got to meet and get to know their new primary teachers. Mikey's friend's mom asked Mikey what kind of baby his mom was having, and Mikey explained that it was a boy because he was such a good big brother to Luke. Then, after thinking for a second and with a little twinkle in his eye (and you might have guessed what's coming), he turned to me and asked, "Daddy, if I'm mean to my new baby brother do you think I can get a baby sister?" Part of me was proud of the kid for working that out, the whole "if...then," and the alternative, but the rest of me, well, you get the idea.