I, once again, find myself reflecting on this past year. 1 year ago YESTERDAY, I was totally flabbergasted
and stunned when I had a nagging suspicion, snuck out to Walgreens, hid in a bathroom
stall, and found out I was pregnant. A secret I kept for a couple of days so
I could shock a few years off my husband’s life as we left for our “Mystery Honeymoon” a couple of days later. Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined
the journey this year would take me on.
The prayers we have prayed, people we have met, the lessons we have learned, the lives that have
been touched and changed forever. It is
simply MIND BOGGLING to look back on it, and I think at this point I can say
this was a “once in a lifetime” season of my life. There may not be another time in my life that
will bring about so much change and growth in a 12 (or 14) month period of
time. I won’t say it can never happen;
it’s just not very likely!
I also find myself remembering my tenacious brother. Did he send us this angel baby to help soften
the blow of missing him? Did he know we
all needed something to focus on to not get stuck in the darkness of missing
his light? Did he want us to stretch and
grow and learn to be able to help others on a similar path? I may never know all of the answers to these
questions (and about 1,000 others I can’t wait to talk to Jesus about!), but I do know
having Finn in my life makes me miss Brian a little less. It’s like I have a tiny piece of him here
with me to love and hold every day. I
still cringe at the thought that Finn will never know his Uncle Brian (and vice
versa), but I take comfort in the fact that ONE DAY they will be reunited.
In the meantime, things are starting to slow down a tiny bit
around here. Life with ten year old twin
girls has been pretty fun so far! We
have finished up volleyball season for Emma, dance recital for both girls is
next week, school is out for summer (I now have 2 5th graders and a
Kindergartner!), and we are about 2/3 of the way through T-ball season for
Jake. We have had a tour of the new
school the kids will be going to next year, Jake got to go to Texas with Nana
and Grandpa for his cousin’s dance recital, Emma and Lara hosted a birthday sleepover
for a few girlfriends, Finn got to be “show and tell” for 2 of the 4th
grade classrooms, Emma and Lara learned about the new room and programming they
are promoting to at church, and we had the last day of school.
We are much closer to being unpacked at our
new house, and I have moved furniture at work, too and have a desk, credenza
and hutch that fit my space MUCH better now.
I hope to decorate it this weekend!
Nothing like cramming it ALL IN in a 2 week time period! But, now things slow down a bit. We got to experience a little bit of summer
fun on Wednesday when the big kids got out of school. I did not have a babysitter that day, so I
took the day off work to be with Finn, then after the kids got out of school (at
1:00 – they only had a half day) we went bowling, and for ice cream. SUCH a fun way to start the summer off! I am a little sad that the girls leave today
for a few days with their other dad, but it is always refreshing to have the
boys by themselves to see how that relationship is growing. And speaking of
Finn – At 7 months, 2 weeks and 6 days old (4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days adjusted) he has passed 14 pounds, can roll over front to back (when he feels like
it), drinks 6 oz bottles, sleeps through the night, loves to “talk” and sing,
likes to stand up and take steps, and his favorite song is still “Moves Like Jagger.” His
Child Development Specialist from SoonerStart is very impressed! He has progressed in leaps and bounds since
his surgery! We are so proud of him and
SO in love!
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