Of course I miss those early days with my babes ... the afternoons when JP would curl up on my chest and we'd take a nap together; the evenings feeding AA while the fireplace kept us cozy. I miss the "firsts" and the days when my kids were truly reliant on everything from me. But ... those days were crazy (especially the first few months when AA was born; I truly had two babies to look after!).
As I sat at the park on this beautiful late summer evening, my heart was filled with such gratitude for the stage of life I'm in. One year ago, a trip to the park was logistically challenging ... the kids had opposite nap times, AA could only crawl, and JP wasn't very proficient at playing on his own. Having two kids so close in age was hard. But tonight, I just cannot imagine life any other way. JP and AA are the best playmates. They ran off hand in hand; JP is a great leader and AA follows suit. I'm hopeful that if A and I can be positive influences on JP, than JP will be that positive influence on AA. It's already quite clear that JP is number one in her life! For a moment tonight ... a fleeting moment ... parenting two kids less than 18 months apart seemed, dare I say, easy?
While each day presents new challenges, I wish I could freeze these days.
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