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A mom was blown away when she realized her son predicted the sex and birth order of his future siblings when he was 3 years old
Desirae Alvarez, a 34-year-old mom, tells PEOPLE she was looking through old photos and videos when she came across the now-viral video
She adds that she "actually got chills re-watching it and realizing what he had said, came true"
One mom was blown away when she realized her son predicted the sex and birth order of his future siblings when he was just 3 years old.
Desirae Alvarez, a 34-year-old mom, explains to PEOPLE that she was going through old pictures and videos to try to find out which one of her twins resembled her son Justice, now 11, most when he was a baby. During her search, she came across a video, which she latershared on social media, of her son asking her for a "real baby" for his Christmas gift.
"I remember picking him up from preschool and him running up to me — it was around Christmas time — and asking me for a 'real baby' for Christmas," she recalls. "I started to laugh, and I pulled out my phone and asked him again, 'What did you say you wanted for Christmas,' and that's when I captured that video of him predicting his siblings!"
"So when I came across the video again, I actually got chills rewatching it and realizing what he had said, came true," Alvarez adds.
In the video, the then-3-year-old can be seen telling his mom that he wants a baby for Christmas before holding up his hands to symbolize two baby sisters and two baby brothers. The next clips show Justice interacting with each of his siblings, twin boys Jakai and Jakobe, 1, and sisters Jaliyah, 3, and Journee, 6.
"Looking back at that video makes me smile," Alvarez tells PEOPLE. "When I posted that video on social media, so many people were dissecting the video which made me go back and watch it over and over again."
"People were commenting about the way he put his fingers up for his two baby sisters and the way he put his last two fingers together symbolizing the twin boys, so when I look back at the video I truly believe we are right where we are meant to be," the doting mom continues. "He was definitely meant to be an older brother, and I'm so happy he got what he wanted."
Despite not knowing at the time that she would go on to welcome four more kids, Alvarez explains that she's always known she wanted a big family.
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"Their dad and I have been together for 18 years. Back in high school, I would always tell him that I wanted five kids," she explains. "So growing up, Everybody would always joke and tell me that I needed to get started on having kids."
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"Although I wasn't sure if the timeline, we always knew we wanted a lot of kids!" the mom of five shares.
Alvarez is certainly proud of the family she's built with her partner Julian Sargent, 34. She even shares a special day with both of her daughters, as they were all born on the same day in different years.
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Since expanding her family within five years, the mom tells PEOPLE her household is "loud and crazy."
"I had my last four children within five years, so it's safe to say there is never a dull moment," she shares. "My son is ... the best big brother with the biggest heart! Anybody who follows me on social media will tell you the same!"
"He is the best helper and if you ask him, he wants five more siblings!" Alvarez continues. "That's not happening, [but] he is the most caring and protective big brother there is. I truly have never met another kid like him, and I am blessed!"
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