The big news in my life right now is the expected birth of my first niece on my side of the family. It will be the first time one of my siblings has had a child. (My husband and I have three kids - age 6 yrs, 4 yrs, and 6 months.) I am the older sister. My brother is two years younger than I. When I was 16 my parents had one last baby, my sister.

As the big sister, one of the fun parts of getting married as well as of the process of pregnancy, childbirth, and raising kids is imaging share some of your experiences and hopefully a little wisdom when your siblings travel down those roads. So far that has not happened for me. Both siblings got married after little planning and I was not involved. And now with baby Pips due, I haven't really been involved in the pregnancy at all. Maybe I should start a blog to share all the little tidbits of advice or info that I would give to them. Such as, Costco is by far the best place to buy diapers. I have compared the Kirkland brand in quality to a top brand and that has led me to believe they are made by the same company. AndI have compared prices even when other places have sales - still can't beat prices.