Over the last 21 months that I've been a parent, I've learned that the purest joy comes from none other than those little babes sent to us from heaven. I know this and think about this everyday. Yes, even when my whirlwind of a girl child is driving me more batty than normal, I'm thankful for it.
Today my two little ones brought me to tears with happiness and the only other time that happened to me is when I married my sweet Spunky. (Gosh I love him!) I think back about this time last year as we were trying to deny the fact that bundle of joy #2 was on his way. It wasn't that we weren't excited, but we were definitely more nervous about tackling two under two. But now as I watch them grow closer everyday, I really couldn't be more excited for the days ahead of them and to see them grow up together.
I was in the hallway holding Harvey rushing this way and that way, as usual, and Everlie pointed to him and said, "brobro". So I said, ok, sit down and I'll let you hold him. This doesn't happen often as she is usually too busy whirlwinding my living room and getting "nacks" out of the pantry, but today she just sat and held him, gave him kisses, and just hugged him. Then she pushed him away and said to me, "waaak". Walk? I said. "Waaak". Hmm, I thought. Ok. So she grabbed his tiny fists and I held him under his arms and we all walked together down our tiny hallway. Ev was walking backwards just infatuated watching her little brother. It was almost as if in that moment she realized who he was to her. But if that doesn't get your heart melting, they both started laughing. Hard. Harvey would laugh then it made Ev laugh and they kept going and going and going until I my arms were too heavy to go on. I'm super bummed that I didn't have a professional photographer following me around documenting this special event, and I'm bummed I didn't catch any pictures of it, but it was definitely a moment that I had to write down and never want to forget.
**Must remember this while she is crying for a half an hour straight after she wakes up in the morning and after nap-everyday... I know it won't last but moments like these make me ever grateful for Heavenly Father's plan.
So grateful for my little bugs and delighted they were sent to me to remind me of what this life is all about every second of every day. Loving and being loved.
