I remember nothing about Mother expecting my younger brother and sister. I was about 4 when Sandra was born and about 6 when Stanley was born. It would seem that I'd remember at least part of it, but no.
I do have a vague memory of Mother coming out of a door of the hospital. We kids were in the car. There was a long flight of stairs that I could see when the door opened. Mother came out (I can't even remember if she was in a wheelchair) and I remember looking over the seat to see the baby when she sat down in the car. I don't remember seeing the baby.
What I do remember is that there was discussion about the name of the last baby if it was a boy.
Harold's birthday is on the 23rd of January. He is 6 years older than I am. He wanted the baby to be named 'Robert E Lee'. He was told that if the baby was a boy and was born on his birthday, he could name the baby 'Robert E Lee'. I don't have a brother named Robert but I do have a younger brother named Stanley. Stanley was born on the 24th of January.
I grew up with 5 older brothers and sisters and 2 younger brothers and sisters. Mother and Daddy had adopted a cousin (Mother's sister passed away) and she was an older sister too. There were 9 of us young'uns that Mother and Daddy raised.
It has always amazed me that I have no memories of Mother expecting a baby.
Stanley is middle front
Harold is furtherest right
Left to right: Jimmy, Sandra, Jean, Stanley, Donald, me, Harold
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