After having six sons, Stephen and Cher Lair were sure their seventh child would also be a boy. The Apex, North Carolina couple received a big surprise when they learned that number seven would, indeed, be a little girl.
史蒂芬·萊爾與雪兒·萊爾已育有六子，他倆的第七個(gè)孩子很有可能還是個(gè)男孩。當(dāng)這對(duì)來自北卡羅來納州Apex的夫妻了解到第七個(gè)孩子將是女娃娃時(shí)，他們大吃一驚。

When baby Ruby was born in August, the Lairs brought her home to a house filled with sons. News & Observer reporter Corey Lowenstein met with the family a few days later to film the boys' reactions to the new girl in town. The result is a video that has gone viral, showing the adorable reactions of each boy to his baby sister.
魯比寶寶在八月呱呱墜地。萊爾夫婦隨后把它抱回兒子滿屋的家中。幾天后，《新聞與觀察者》的記者科里·洛溫斯坦前去拜訪，并拍攝了哥哥們對(duì)小妹妹的反應(yīng)。視頻記錄了每個(gè)男孩對(duì)寶貝妹妹可愛的反應(yīng)，結(jié)果這個(gè)視頻也迅速走紅。

"I'm excited that she's here. I'm scared because it's a girl," brother Campbell, 10, says in the video.
十歲的哥哥坎貝爾在視頻中稱：“妹妹的到來讓我感到興奮。我因它是個(gè)女孩而感到有些害怕?！?/div>

4-year-old Shepherd holds his baby sister and says, "This is Ruby and I love her…she is cuter than I thought she would be."
四歲的謝潑德攬著自己的妹妹說：“這是魯比，我愛她。她比我想得還可愛。”

Sawyer, 7, appears smitten with Ruby, saying, "She's as precious as a ruby, and if I ever lost her, I would join a police force and I would definitely get whoever did it. And whoever did do it, I would probably lock them up for a thousand years."
七歲的索耶似乎被魯比迷上了，他表示：“魯比就像紅寶石一樣珍貴。如果有人把它搶去，我會(huì)當(dāng)警察，而且一定要把做這事的家伙抓住，無論對(duì)方是誰。我還要把那些壞家伙鎖起來，關(guān)上一千年?！?/div>

2-year-old Knox points out his sister's mouth and head to Lowenstein, while giving her several sweet kisses.
兩歲的諾克斯向記者洛溫斯坦指了指妹妹的嘴巴和頭，還給了她幾個(gè)甜甜的吻。

Jackson, 13, says he's looking forward to growing up with a sister. "I just don't know how this is gonna be…I've grown up with boys like six times, over and over again," he says.
十三歲的杰克遜期待著和妹妹一同長大，他說：“我只是不知道這會(huì)是怎樣的體驗(yàn)…我已經(jīng)有六次伴著弟弟們長大了，一直這樣?！?/div>

5-year-old Houston tells Lowenstein, "I'm worried about the pink."
五歲的休斯頓告訴洛溫斯：“我擔(dān)心粉色?！?/div>

注：得知雪兒·萊爾懷的是女胎后，其友人做蛋糕慶祝，并對(duì)雪兒說如果蛋糕切開里面是藍(lán)色，她會(huì)生男孩，如果是粉色，她就會(huì)生女孩。結(jié)果可想而知，蛋糕切開來是粉色，雪兒大為激動(dòng)。

Stephen Lair says he and his wife both come from small families and never thought they'd have seven children. Lair also says they are thankful to have the video as a keepsake for Ruby, so that she can look back on her early days in a house full of boys.
史蒂芬·萊爾說他和妻子皆出生自小家庭，他們因而從未想過會(huì)有七個(gè)孩子。萊爾還表示他們感激人們給魯比留下錄像紀(jì)念，這樣她長大后就能回顧自己小時(shí)候與滿屋子男孩相處的生活場景。

"In the end, we want our family to be a blessing to others. We want the love that we have for each other to be an encouragement. Seeing that happen through this video is a tremendous gift — one that we don't take for granted."
“最后我希望我們的家庭能給其他家庭帶去支持，我們給家人的愛能鼓舞他人。我們通過這段視頻看到了珍寶，我們不會(huì)認(rèn)為這理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?！?/div>

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