That's one way to get him to reconsider

Jake: How old do you have to be to be an older brother?

Me: What?

Jake: How old do you have to be?

Me: You are never going to be an older brother. Do you know why you shouldn't want to be an older brother?

Jake: Why?

Me: Because then Hannah would be the oldest, the baby would be the youngest, and you'd be the forgotten middle child. You would be ignored and over-looked, never receive any toys, and no one would pay attention to you. (pause) Do you still want to be a big brother?

(Long silence as Jake just sits and stars at me.)

And that is how that conversation ended. Somehow I think this is going to be a recurring theme for awhile. I suspect within 24 hours he'll turn that conversation on its head in an argument for me to reconsider or into an argument for why we should get a puppy instead.