There are a couple of things that have been rolling around in my mind that I keep telling myself that I will hopefully never forget. Then it occurred to me. Blog it, then I don't have to worry about remembering!
About a week ago, while we were getting ready for dinner, our oldest son asked very sweetly, "When are we going to have another baby? I want another sibling." Thinking that was very sweet, I asked him, "Are you ready to have another sibling?" He replied very matter-of-factly, "I want to beat the world record of 69 children [born to one woman]." Ahh... okay... You gotta love him!
While I was at the dentist the other day, we were waiting in line to check out. There was a woman in front of us that looked pregnant. Emily, was sitting on a chair about 4 feet in front of me and asks me very sweetly, "Mom, what happened to the baby that was in your tummy? When did it come out? Where did it go?" I told her that I would tell her more in a little bit. The following morning as we were cutting out snowflakes together, I remembered her question. I asked her if she remembered what she asked me the day before about the baby that was in my tummy. She said yes, and kind of scrunched up her nose. She like to do that when she is really trying to get a point across, or to understand. I explained to her that the baby that was in my tummy was Phoebe. She furrowed her eyebrows and then they shot up as she realized what I had just told her. She said, "Oh, I never knew that!".
The thing about Emily and Phoebe, is that you just get the sense that they ARE best friends. The fact that Emily has had this connection with her when she didn't even realize that Phoebe was the baby in my tummy and yet she has this huge love for her is apparent.
I can't wait for the day when these two sisters will be reunited again to laugh, play, and pretend together. Angels do in fact still visit the earth. They may still be in the flesh, or they may be just beyond our natural eyes. Either way, I am grateful for my little angels. Seen, or unseen.
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69 children, huh? lol good luck with that girl!!!!that is really sweet about Emily and Phoebe... you are probably right about that!
ReplyDeleteEmily and Phoebe WILL always be friends. Do you ever remember thinking about Mom's angels and wondering how they were and just keeping them near? I don't know if you remember this, but I always would think of the one who left us before my birth as the reason I would cry so long as a baby... I felt I would cry like that because I missed him already and knew I had to wait until I passed to see him again. He would have been my best friend and savior (from many things), I know it. But I know there's also a reason for him not being here and I learned several lessons because of it. I love this post, Becca, these are the memories you should definitely keep sacred and keep journal of. And remember, you only have 64 children to go... that's not SO bad!! :)
ReplyDeleteAhh, Bub. Thank you for being so wonderful and YOU! Your strength is so amazing. If you DID decide to go for other 64, they would be lucky, lucky kids...
ReplyDeleteLove you!