Nine years ago today (May 13), I was wandering waddling through my cluttered house in Lewisville, TX thinking about my last few days as a childless woman. I knew I had 3 more days until my twin babies would be born at Baylor Hospital – Grapevine, TX, and I knew I had a Dr’s appointment and paperwork at the hospital the next morning. I knew I had family coming to stay with us for a few days, and I needed to straighten up the house, finish packing my hospital bag(s), and make a Target run (which was between my house and the hospital, so there was a stop planned there after the aforementioned appointment). I had plenty of time. Or so I thought! Little did I know that in just a few short hours, I would be holding 2 precious, orange-headed baby girls who would rock my world and change everything about my life as I knew it up to that point.
Their arrival was a little hectic, and life has been hectic ever since! And I love it that way! When they were tiny babies I liked to pick out their physical differences like Emma had no hair, Lara had TONS; Emma’s 2nd toe is longer than her big toe, Lara’s is shorter; Lara has detached earlobes, Emma’s are attached, etc etc etc. But now that they are growing into young ladies, the differences are SO much greater! The way the approach life, their interests, the books they read, the friends they make, the areas they succeed in, the areas they have to work hardest in – are all different. And it’s still fun to look at them and identify those differences. To embrace them. I love them both so much – and so differently! Even the way I discipline them has to be different. They are truly 2 unique individuals, who just happened to come into the world on the same day.
We are gearing up for another busy weekend! Last night we bought all the birthday party supplies! The girls each got to invite 3 friends to go to Swick’s Pizza for a birthday party where they will make their own pizzas and play a round of glow-in-the-dark mini golf. The party theme is “Way to Glow” and Britt is making each child a personalized glow-in-the-dark T-shirt to wear, and I got a ton of those glow necklaces and a few glow-in-the-dark bracelets for each kid to wear over in the dark room. Should be fun! Tonight, Twin A is staying home with me to make cake balls for her party (after Jake’s T-ball game!) and Twin B is going to Yukon with her “Other Dad” to make homemade pizza. Emma opted to stay home so she wouldn’t have to get up too super early for her 10:00 baseball game. See – it’s a busy weekend! After the baseball game, they are having lunch with their Other Dad, then that afternoon/ evening they will open presents with us (the Five Dream Weavers) and my parents. Then, the party is on Sunday!
They are growing up. And I can’t slow it down! I recently read a book called “Moms' Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World” by Nancy Rue and while I think we have not gotten to some of the issues presented, it feels good to be a little more prepared. I would recommend this book to all my friends who are moms of tween girls!
I am looking forward to this weekend and celebrating the birth of my first babies 9 years ago. They are beautiful, energetic, smart, fun, and wonderful young woman. This journey of motherhood they are leading me on is inspirational, educational, rewarding, and the hardest thing I have ever done. And I wouldn’t change it for the world! Yesterday’s Tweet:
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