This week was one year that we have been parents, that’s 365 days
of parenting 101 - crash course “learn as you go” style! We are preparing for
our second year with the boys and cannot help but reflect back on what has been
an awesome and inspiring first year.
This year was a year of many firsts for us as a family. Next year
a lot of what we do will be for the second time around and my gut feel is that
things will get better and better and more and more fun as we go.
The boys have grown so much this year, physically and emotionally –
if they keep growing at this alarming rate I may need to reduce their meal
portions or find that special dust that you sprinkle on their heads to keep
them “small” - it is just TOO scary!
Max has a pair of warm jarmies that used to fit him perfectly but
are now skin tight. His arms, legs and tummy pop out of all the gaps. I put them on him every now and then for a laugh and then Rog and I have a fat giggle at
our little munchkin running around the house looking like Gammon with all his
baby rolls sticking out.
We tell Max that doing squats fixes all booboos so when he has
fallen over we kiss it better and then ask for 5 squats - he gets a massive
applause when he is done and forgets all about his injury. This has been an
excellent distraction tool and keeps Rog and I entertained for hours!
Thomas has got faster, taller and stronger and he eagerly does his
pushups, sit-ups and squats whenever we remind him to. We have a future
champion sportsman there with a highly competitive nature and this year he has
worked hard on learning how to loose gracefully! My big boy is an old soul and is wise beyond his years – he melts our hearts on a regular basis and we are
constantly humbled by the love that he has for his little brother.
So to conclude we have had an awesome year, and adventure of note
with two of the best little people we will ever know. This week
has been a real time of reflection for us. We said goodbye to one of the
greatest icons of hope this world will ever know and I cannot help but think that if it wasn’t for Madiba and what he did for our country and our hearts,
would we have these precious boys today?
We have never been as happy nor have we ever been as grateful as
we are today. Thank you Lord for our beautiful family!