I cannot believe that two years ago marks the beginning of motherhood for me. The time has passed and i have grown so much within the life role i have been given and would never trade this opportunity for the world. Layla and Aidan were born two healthy babies and a thank God everyday they remain to be healthy and grow strong. Even though the birth was not so easy on me, i would never trade the pain i went through as long as i know it was to keep them safe and pain free. Born on August 11, 2006, they weighed in at 5 lbs 2 0z and 5lbs 3 oz. Now i imagine they are creeping by 30 pounds two years later.
Layla and Aidan grow together, they do everything together, and even slept in the same crib up until they were rolling. It was at this point we made the decision to move them to separate cribs, mainly due to Layla kicking Aidan and keeping him awake. Their cribs have remained next to each other, where still each morning i hear them giggling and talking to eachother.
Even after a year, i have seen such a tremendous change in their faces. Their personalities remain the same since they were born, Layla has quite the facial expressions to go with her mood, but still is a sweetheart at the end. Aidan has always been the one to push his limits physically, if it was bouncing his bouncy chair till the bottom fell through till now, jumping off anything he can climb up to.
Layla picked up a companion at Christmas 2006, whom she still carries with her to this day. Eeyore. He has been a faithful friend to her, and even though she has a few more little babies and pals to carry around, in the end she asks for him when she needs comfort. Even though this raggedy stuffed animal has seen better days, she loves him the same. Aidan enjoys his blankets for comfort, but when around the older boys he seems to avoid it, as to seem tougher.
Two years old today and the kids can carry on a conversation with us, it is so hard to believe that they were once so little that they could barely grasp an object to now, stirring their birthday brownie's proudly. Layla has grown into a sweet little girl, who loves to help. She lives to help and please us. Kendall and I joke that she is going to grow up to be a mommy, that is her future. She rocks her babies softly, kisses their foreheads, and pats their backs gently. She can pick up on cues when i am upset, or tense. She senses this, puts her little hand on my back or arm and softly says "ok mommy, ok." as she leans into kiss my cheek. That alone brings tears of joys that she has grown to be a compassionate person and understands how to console someone. Her imagination is growing, she has even been caught putting Eeyore in time out, and often times blames her dirty diaper on Eeyore.
Layla is in love with babies, she tries so hard to be "big" so she can hold a real baby. Even though she is still too little, i let her help me when i watch a friends baby. Here with Karl II, Layla tickles and he smiles back happily. When i ask her to grab a diaper (even though i can reach it fine) or to give the baby a kiss, she smiles big. The terrible twos are definitely hitting our house, and no matter how frustrated i get, Layla always seems to lighten the mood. Daily do i hear them both begging to watch Dora, and when i say no, she will wave her finger at me and say " no no mommy dora!", this is enough to make my blood boil, a two year old waving her finger at me and telling me no?? Last night she asked "movie dora mommy please!", keeping my cool, i turn to her and say "No sweetheart, mommy is watching the Olympics, it is her turn for the tv." And then she said quickly.."ok, byebye mommy" and ran off to play. Slowly she will learn that telling me no won't get her far but politeness will, i ran and gave her a big hug.
Oh how Aidan has grown, he has passed Layla in the physical aspect, and learns a lot from her since her language is increasingly ahead of him. Aidan is my little clown, he loves to do things to make others laugh, he loves to laugh himself. As a close friend said to me the other day "Aidan's laugh is contagious!" Aidan loves to explore, so much that he often gets in trouble when he wanders off and scares me! He climbs as high as he can on jungle gyms, couches, picnic tables, rocks, whatever there is to climb on. He proceeds to jump off of things, as he realized "oh i can jump off the couch and not get hurt, why not try off the arm rest of the couch?" He can kick a ball like no other, he actually takes the time to put the ball where he wants it to line it up, and then kicks it straight to his target 4 out of 5 times. I often set up a goal for him to kick through and sure enough, he lines up the ball and boots it through.
Although he is all that is boy, eats more meat than veggies, he still has a sweeter side that makes me smile. When Layla is upset and crying, he will walk to her and pat her on the back softly as to comfort her, if this doesn't work he will run off to find Eeyore and hand him to her. Our time outs in the naughty spot here involves me counting to 10, 20, 30 or higher depending the crime done. I figure this teaches them counting while being punished. Layla was in the naughty spot in time out, and Aidan was sitting next to her playing, before i began counting i heard his voice counting "1...2...3...4..."he then paused and continued with"...2...6...2...8" he had realized he wasn't good at counting past 4 so just named numbers he knew. He loves to learn, figure things out. He figured out how to put the shapes into a block months before Layla, and now its not of interest to him because he is on to figuring out bigger things. We often catch him counting quietly to himself, or hear him over the monitor at night. Even though he only plays with the baby dolls now and then, after he is done rocking and kissing him he throws them across the room, something Layla would never do because she really feels they are alive.
I cannot believe that two years ago, you were just learning how to eat, to turn your head, and grasp with your fingers. Now you are learning to ride bikes, go hiking with us, jump like crazy on your air bouncer, and never stop running around playing. Although so little time has passed in your lives so far, so much has happened, you have grown and developed quickly, making time pass by too fast.
Layla and Aidan grow together, they do everything together, and even slept in the same crib up until they were rolling. It was at this point we made the decision to move them to separate cribs, mainly due to Layla kicking Aidan and keeping him awake. Their cribs have remained next to each other, where still each morning i hear them giggling and talking to eachother.
Even after a year, i have seen such a tremendous change in their faces. Their personalities remain the same since they were born, Layla has quite the facial expressions to go with her mood, but still is a sweetheart at the end. Aidan has always been the one to push his limits physically, if it was bouncing his bouncy chair till the bottom fell through till now, jumping off anything he can climb up to.
Layla picked up a companion at Christmas 2006, whom she still carries with her to this day. Eeyore. He has been a faithful friend to her, and even though she has a few more little babies and pals to carry around, in the end she asks for him when she needs comfort. Even though this raggedy stuffed animal has seen better days, she loves him the same. Aidan enjoys his blankets for comfort, but when around the older boys he seems to avoid it, as to seem tougher.
Two years old today and the kids can carry on a conversation with us, it is so hard to believe that they were once so little that they could barely grasp an object to now, stirring their birthday brownie's proudly. Layla has grown into a sweet little girl, who loves to help. She lives to help and please us. Kendall and I joke that she is going to grow up to be a mommy, that is her future. She rocks her babies softly, kisses their foreheads, and pats their backs gently. She can pick up on cues when i am upset, or tense. She senses this, puts her little hand on my back or arm and softly says "ok mommy, ok." as she leans into kiss my cheek. That alone brings tears of joys that she has grown to be a compassionate person and understands how to console someone. Her imagination is growing, she has even been caught putting Eeyore in time out, and often times blames her dirty diaper on Eeyore.
Layla is in love with babies, she tries so hard to be "big" so she can hold a real baby. Even though she is still too little, i let her help me when i watch a friends baby. Here with Karl II, Layla tickles and he smiles back happily. When i ask her to grab a diaper (even though i can reach it fine) or to give the baby a kiss, she smiles big. The terrible twos are definitely hitting our house, and no matter how frustrated i get, Layla always seems to lighten the mood. Daily do i hear them both begging to watch Dora, and when i say no, she will wave her finger at me and say " no no mommy dora!", this is enough to make my blood boil, a two year old waving her finger at me and telling me no?? Last night she asked "movie dora mommy please!", keeping my cool, i turn to her and say "No sweetheart, mommy is watching the Olympics, it is her turn for the tv." And then she said quickly.."ok, byebye mommy" and ran off to play. Slowly she will learn that telling me no won't get her far but politeness will, i ran and gave her a big hug.
Oh how Aidan has grown, he has passed Layla in the physical aspect, and learns a lot from her since her language is increasingly ahead of him. Aidan is my little clown, he loves to do things to make others laugh, he loves to laugh himself. As a close friend said to me the other day "Aidan's laugh is contagious!" Aidan loves to explore, so much that he often gets in trouble when he wanders off and scares me! He climbs as high as he can on jungle gyms, couches, picnic tables, rocks, whatever there is to climb on. He proceeds to jump off of things, as he realized "oh i can jump off the couch and not get hurt, why not try off the arm rest of the couch?" He can kick a ball like no other, he actually takes the time to put the ball where he wants it to line it up, and then kicks it straight to his target 4 out of 5 times. I often set up a goal for him to kick through and sure enough, he lines up the ball and boots it through.
Although he is all that is boy, eats more meat than veggies, he still has a sweeter side that makes me smile. When Layla is upset and crying, he will walk to her and pat her on the back softly as to comfort her, if this doesn't work he will run off to find Eeyore and hand him to her. Our time outs in the naughty spot here involves me counting to 10, 20, 30 or higher depending the crime done. I figure this teaches them counting while being punished. Layla was in the naughty spot in time out, and Aidan was sitting next to her playing, before i began counting i heard his voice counting "1...2...3...4..."he then paused and continued with"...2...6...2...8" he had realized he wasn't good at counting past 4 so just named numbers he knew. He loves to learn, figure things out. He figured out how to put the shapes into a block months before Layla, and now its not of interest to him because he is on to figuring out bigger things. We often catch him counting quietly to himself, or hear him over the monitor at night. Even though he only plays with the baby dolls now and then, after he is done rocking and kissing him he throws them across the room, something Layla would never do because she really feels they are alive.
I cannot believe that two years ago, you were just learning how to eat, to turn your head, and grasp with your fingers. Now you are learning to ride bikes, go hiking with us, jump like crazy on your air bouncer, and never stop running around playing. Although so little time has passed in your lives so far, so much has happened, you have grown and developed quickly, making time pass by too fast.
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