The past two and a half months have been such a blessing. In the past two months I got to see our family welcome a little baby, watch his eyelashes carefully unroll in length, experience his first smile, his first bath, his first rollover.
Guys, there is nothing sweeter than the privilege of having a little human lighting up in happiest smile every time he sees my face. That is pure love.
I've also had the privilege of spending the past three months with my sweet Conner. The time we had before Linden was born is time that I'll cherish with the little boy forever. I got to watch that little boy grow into his brotherly role, see him care for his brother by offering his most precious possession - his blanket, and keeping him company by having one on one conversations that end in smiles between both boys.
Even as I look back at pictures of Conner from the summer, I come to realize that this little boy has changed so much. But, at the same time, he's still his same old high-energy, hug-loving little human.
This past weekend was the last we spent together before the boys started daycare. We didn't do anything spectacular, but the time spent together was perfect. Linden fell asleep early on Saturday, so Joe, Conner and I had a movie night. It was the first time that Joe and I got to do something just with the big brother, and it was a good time.
Half asleep in the sink after the movie
And while everyone was busy watching the Super Bowl, well, Joe and I spent our time in the basement. We intended to watch the game and commercials. We even made a ton of wings and jalapeno poppers. (By the way, if you want to try these amazing wings, you can check out the recipe here.) But after we grazed through the food, we started talking about our plans for finishing the basement. That led to us migrating down there, and that's where we spent the rest of the evening (and game).
Yesterday was the first day that I had to let these boys go (against my will). I was able to drop them off in the morning and literally run errands around town until I picked them up at 1:30. There were so many errands to run that it kept my mind distracted from missing them to the point of depression.
bright eyed and ready for daycare
someone wasn't so excited about leaving his choo-choos behind
this definitely was not on my list of errands, but the snickers latte is how we started the day
I fell in love with this flooring for our basement bathroom. This is the closest to a real wood grain I've seen yet.
Crashed. and the only sleep these two got all day yesterday.
As for today, the boys are gone all day. The house feels colder. quieter. lonelier.
I miss my boys.
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