As I sit here in my quiet house, it just dawned on me that this is the beginning of the end. The end of having both boys every day, all day. Both boys are in school now. Granted, Kale is only in school 4 hours per week but it's the beginning. The beginning of independence for my youngest. The beginning of cutting the apron strings. The beginning of letting go. How did we get here so fast? Dane is in school 5 mornings a week and Kale is in school 2 mornings per week. I am getting that "me" time that I have dreamed of for the past couple years but now I am wondering if I really want it. On days like today, when the house is eerily quiet, I would give up my "me" time to hear the giggles and even the bickering that filled the house just a couple weeks ago.
I remember so well the day they were each placed in my arms. Dane...we hoped for, prayed for, longed for, "shot up" for...3 years in the making with much heartbreak along the way. And here we are, 4 years later. Don't blink. Our goofy wild child. Loves John Deere tractors and all things farming related, loves to dance and sing and LOVES to boss Kale around.
And Kale...our baby. We weren't sure how things would go trying to get pregnant after Dane. Thankfully, in no time at all we were expecting our second. And here we are, 2 years later. Don't blink. Our silly love bug. Loves to play with "Day" and anything involving water, loves choo choo trains and throwing sand and getting messy.
The boys had the opportunity to be in water play camp together for one full week at the end of July. It was so great that they got to be together in a new environment. They loved it and I had a pretty productive week...9am to noon for 5 days left me with quite a bit of free time to get some things on the "to do" list checked off. But again...the house took on a strange feel not having them here. Unfortunately I know that strange feel is going to become more and more common as the years go by.
Don't blink.
So today I am feeling a bit nostalgic, but very thankful. Thankful that God chose me to be the momma of these 2 monkeys. Thankful that I have a husband who works so hard that it afforded me the luxury of my dream job...stay at home mom. Thankful that even though my boys head off to new adventures, I have been able to spend almost every waking minute with them since birth. Thankful that even when I am not with my boys,
God is.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
I remember so well the day they were each placed in my arms. Dane...we hoped for, prayed for, longed for, "shot up" for...3 years in the making with much heartbreak along the way. And here we are, 4 years later. Don't blink. Our goofy wild child. Loves John Deere tractors and all things farming related, loves to dance and sing and LOVES to boss Kale around.
And Kale...our baby. We weren't sure how things would go trying to get pregnant after Dane. Thankfully, in no time at all we were expecting our second. And here we are, 2 years later. Don't blink. Our silly love bug. Loves to play with "Day" and anything involving water, loves choo choo trains and throwing sand and getting messy.
The boys had the opportunity to be in water play camp together for one full week at the end of July. It was so great that they got to be together in a new environment. They loved it and I had a pretty productive week...9am to noon for 5 days left me with quite a bit of free time to get some things on the "to do" list checked off. But again...the house took on a strange feel not having them here. Unfortunately I know that strange feel is going to become more and more common as the years go by.
Don't blink.
So today I am feeling a bit nostalgic, but very thankful. Thankful that God chose me to be the momma of these 2 monkeys. Thankful that I have a husband who works so hard that it afforded me the luxury of my dream job...stay at home mom. Thankful that even though my boys head off to new adventures, I have been able to spend almost every waking minute with them since birth. Thankful that even when I am not with my boys,
God is.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
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