Loving my smiley, squishy, babbling, sweet-smelling, soft-haired Izzy. Loving my ultra-routined, daddy-loving, excitable, learning-every-second, crazy Cooper. Loving my devoted husband who calls me almost every day on his way home from work just to see how the day was, because he knows there is not time to 'talk' once he's home and we're busy chasing the kids. Loving my extra time off from work and wondering how in the world I will a) leave Izzy, b) leave Cooper all over again, c) go from yoga pants and tshirts to work clothes that still don't fit right, and d) ever lose this feeling of guilt for not being able to be everything to everyone and be in every place I want to be at every minute. Loving my sisters who 'get' that my life is a little different than theirs right now and understand that I can't always do the fun stuff with them that I used to. Loving my in-laws who can't go more than a week without missing our kids so much it hurts them! Loving our house, which seems to be busting at the seams, but is perfectly homey and fits us just right. Loving that there are only four weeks until spring break and three months until summer.
Whew! That's a lot of love to get off my chest! Mostly, I'm feeling nostalgic that my maternity leave is almost over, and I've been doing a lot of reflecting on how weird it is that this stage in our life is coming to a close. I don't ever get to be on maternity leave with Baby Izzy again! Weird. (Wiping away a tear...) Kathy Lee Gifford (who I find really, really annoying, but I couldn't find the remote and was already busy feeding Izzy) said today, "Parenthood is all about letting go." Kind of sad in a way, but so true. It really sucks that our kids don't get to have mom or dad at home with them all the time, and it's almost time for someone else to spend more hours of their day with them than us :( It really sucks that parents have to do their first 'letting go' when their baby is still so small and perfect and innocent and untouched by this unpredictable world.
Enough for now. You know there will be more soon enough!
Check out Izzy! She has been doing a ton of babbling, squealing, and cooing, but it seems like in the last few days, she just figured out that she can control her voice and that it gets our attention. Don't wait for a punch-line, because there isn't one. Just a few smiles and dimples mixed in there... she did this several times over the last few days, and we finally got it on camera. It just cracks us up!! That tongue and those cheeks just get me every time!!
And Happy Valentine's Day! Jeremy and I set up fondue for the first time in a loooong time after the kids went to bed... I think it will be our new V-day tradition for a while. The kids got lots of extra kisses, and this mommy got lots of beautiful flowers.
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| Cooper's hand and Izzy's feet... our Valentine gift to Daddy |
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| Slobber-girl with her new little 'buddy' as Cooper calls the elephant |
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| My little valentines! |
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| Happy Valentine's Day from Little Cupid |
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