Having A Sibling-Personal Narrative

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Do you have a sibling? I do. It all started two years ago. It was when I found out there was going to be a new addition to my family. I remember it all like it was yesterday. January 6th, 2015 was the day my parents told me they were having a baby. This news came as a shock to me. I was 13 years old and at this point, I thought I was going to be the only child forever. Well, I was wrong. The day I found out I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t believe my parents at first. Then my mom showed me a video of the baby’s heartbeat on a monitor. Suddenly it hit me. I am going to have a sibling, this is real. I had mixed emotions, I was so excited but at the same time, I was scared because I knew there was going to be changes in the house. Not

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