Today the twins turn 5. I can't believe it. One whole hand old. It is impossible. They can't really be 5 already. On the way to school this morning I told them I must have counted wrong and they weren't really turning 5 already. They were really just turning 4. They didn't buy it. 5 years old. Somehow that seems infinitely older than 4. When they were born, a friend's two daughters called them the "baby twins." It stuck. I still think of them as my baby twins even though they are not babies anymore. They have grown up so fast. Kindergarten is right around the corner. Then in a flash they will be graduating from high school and moving away from home. I'm not ready. I need more time. Days like today remind me how little time we really have when our children our young. It makes me stop worrying so much about the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of my house or checking things off my never ending "to do" list. I remember they are all only little for such a short time. To make the most of it. To stop cooking, cleaning, reading email, surfing the internet, and enjoy them while they are young.
Just yesterday they looked like this.
And the day before yesterday....this
Just last week I swear they looked like this
And now today....
The past 5 years have been full of smiles, laughter, bumps and bruises, trips to the ER, trips to the zoo, hugs, kisses, bedtime stories, and load after load of laundry. We have had good times and we have had bad times. We have bought cars and baby dolls galore. We have also had to pay the plumber to retrieve a little boy's underwear he flushed down the toilet. Through it all I wouldn't change a minute of it.
Ella and Harrison....I love you both with all my heart. I am the luckiest mommy in the world and it is such an honor and privilege to be your mommy.
Happy 5th birthday baby twins!
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