Yep, those teensy little newborns who shared a moses basket are about to be FIVE tomorrow! I am so excited--- after they went to bed, Jer and I wrapped up some art supplies I had for them (artists paintbrustes for Gray- he is picky about his brushes! And brand new oil pastels for Logie, his favorite drawing medium.) And a few Star Wars things I had scored off ebay last month and tucked away.. so not much, but then.. a package came in the mail from Jer's parents, Grammie PJ and Papa John, and it was overflowing with sparkly gifts!
So I had to set them all up, and sprinkle confetti glitter all over the table, and Jer and I wrote in cards for them.. it's all set up waiting for them in the morning!
I LOVE surprising my kids (in a good way, of course) and I have all the giddy happiness of Christmas Eve. It feels SO good to be happy!
The boys (all three) are *so* much my world to me. The fact that we have all made it this far, this well, is just so amazing. Logan and Gray sure tested my limits by turning out to be two babies instead of the one I was planning on- but I have never been more grateful for their "twin-ness" than I have recently.
I go in and kiss them while they sleep, and smell their little heads before I turn in at night. I don't know why I started doing it, it just is my new routine.
Last night I kissed Logie (who sleeps nearest the outer edge of the bed.. remember they both sleep in the top bunk together "forever" they claim) and I couldn't see Gray's face, it was partially covered with his "snuggie" so I moved it. He half roused, touched his face, the reached over with his eyes closed and touched Logan's face. He gently stroked Logie's cheek twice, then tuckled his little hand back under his blanket.
Oh. My. God.
I love them.
Oh My. God they love each other!
Logan is so supremely lucky to have a Twin in this diabetes ordeal. Gray simply "has his back". He is on board with the "I love you forever, you rock, you're brave with the di-ba-lee-teez" train.
Now my brother and I, we are great friends these days, but back then, he would have been like: "Ha! You have diabetes and I don't, probably becuase you are stupid and adopted!" Or something similarly comforting and compassionate. (We didn't get along until we were in our 30's. Better late than never, I always say.)
These two are like.. peas and carrots. Just right together. Not that I could ever EVER convince one of them to actually, ingest, a pea or a carrot.. but I like them.
I'm tired and off to bed, can't wait till the morning! I will try and take a few pix and get them up here soon, I am just learning how to really use this blog-thing, so bear with me.
Thank you to everyone for all the kindnesses this past week- we love all of you, and are boosted up by your love.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN MAXWELL AND GRAY JONATHAN!!
Mommy's monkey bears- Daddy's Bundhi-bears!
I hope you never stop saying "Pactis" for Cactus and I hope you always say "I love you more than a million thousand planets, Mommy- is that a number?" I hope you always have the courage and support to be exactly who and how you want to be in this world, and make it a better place than we were able to do for you.
Muah!!
So I had to set them all up, and sprinkle confetti glitter all over the table, and Jer and I wrote in cards for them.. it's all set up waiting for them in the morning!
I LOVE surprising my kids (in a good way, of course) and I have all the giddy happiness of Christmas Eve. It feels SO good to be happy!
The boys (all three) are *so* much my world to me. The fact that we have all made it this far, this well, is just so amazing. Logan and Gray sure tested my limits by turning out to be two babies instead of the one I was planning on- but I have never been more grateful for their "twin-ness" than I have recently.
I go in and kiss them while they sleep, and smell their little heads before I turn in at night. I don't know why I started doing it, it just is my new routine.
Last night I kissed Logie (who sleeps nearest the outer edge of the bed.. remember they both sleep in the top bunk together "forever" they claim) and I couldn't see Gray's face, it was partially covered with his "snuggie" so I moved it. He half roused, touched his face, the reached over with his eyes closed and touched Logan's face. He gently stroked Logie's cheek twice, then tuckled his little hand back under his blanket.
Oh. My. God.
I love them.
Oh My. God they love each other!
Logan is so supremely lucky to have a Twin in this diabetes ordeal. Gray simply "has his back". He is on board with the "I love you forever, you rock, you're brave with the di-ba-lee-teez" train.
Now my brother and I, we are great friends these days, but back then, he would have been like: "Ha! You have diabetes and I don't, probably becuase you are stupid and adopted!" Or something similarly comforting and compassionate. (We didn't get along until we were in our 30's. Better late than never, I always say.)
These two are like.. peas and carrots. Just right together. Not that I could ever EVER convince one of them to actually, ingest, a pea or a carrot.. but I like them.
I'm tired and off to bed, can't wait till the morning! I will try and take a few pix and get them up here soon, I am just learning how to really use this blog-thing, so bear with me.
Thank you to everyone for all the kindnesses this past week- we love all of you, and are boosted up by your love.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN MAXWELL AND GRAY JONATHAN!!
Mommy's monkey bears- Daddy's Bundhi-bears!
I hope you never stop saying "Pactis" for Cactus and I hope you always say "I love you more than a million thousand planets, Mommy- is that a number?" I hope you always have the courage and support to be exactly who and how you want to be in this world, and make it a better place than we were able to do for you.
Muah!!
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2 comments:
Great post!! It made me smile!!
Happy Birthday to Logan and Gray!
I hope they have a wonderful love filled day.
* deleted my first comment cause I cant spell lol
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