I find myself repeating the words "15 months" constantly. People always ask me "How close are your kids in age?"...It's almost as if they feel sorry for me or something? They certainly shouldn't. We wanted it this way. Yes, it's hard and yes, I have my hands more than full on most days, but I love it and wouldn't have it any other way. All of my organization and planning went out the window on July 17, 2008 when Landon arrived exactly 3 weeks earlier than he was supposed to. I should have known right then that making plans would never be the same. I also should have known that having a clean house, clean clothes, and being organized would soon become a far-fetched dream. I've had to let go of a lot. It's hard, but worth it. I just can't do it all. I don't have a magic wand that I can wave or trust me, it would be used on an hourly basis.
Being the mother of two infants has gotten a lot easier, though the challenges have changed. Lately, Lily has discovered that she is capable of doing things on her own. This is certainly a big help to me, but not when I am in a hurry or running late. She has always loved shoes, but would just try to stuff her feet into them without unvelcroing them, etc. She has practiced so much in the past few weeks, that she can now do it all by herself. It takes her a minute or two, but she gets them on and always exclaims, "Mommy! Choos!" when she gets them on. Yesterday, we were getting ready to go to a friends house. I was making Landon a bottle and told Lily to go get her shoes from the basket. She knows exactly what that means, but I wasn't necessarily expecting her to go put them on. I was just hoping for her to take them out of the basket. When I went to see how far along she was in the process, I found this:
She must be smarter than I think, because it was pouring down rain outside. :) She just couldn't decide: rain boots or stride rite's? So, when I convinced her that she should wear her stride rite's...SHE had to put the other one on. And then they were both on the wrong feet, but she didn't seem to mind!
Lily also had her last gymnastics class yesterday morning and here are a few pics. Daddy finally got to see how much fun it was for her to go to gymnastics. And even Landon got to dance to the fun music!
Lily and Landon make my heart melt. I am so proud to be their mother. It's hard knowing that one day they will do everything all by themselves.
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