Who treats her kids differently??
I DO I DO!! Ok- not on PURPOSE. But I did realize that the twins TRUMAN & SAWYER are officially 4 months old as of the 3rd.It seems different this time around. With Hudson I knew how many weeks he was at all times. I without fail wrote a little “Dear Hudson” letter monthly. Sometimes? Daily. He was my whole life. And now? I have three. So, Truman & Sawyer, if you ever read this blog: just know I love you and didn’t forget about you. It’s just BUSY in this house. If it makes you feel any better? I forgot to do a post for Hudson’s 17 month “birthday.” See? I’m losing it.
So here is the round up on all my kiddos for ya.
My sweet Truman,
I have been right about your little personality. You are just a little ball of sunshine. It’s all smiles and giggles and laughs with you. You are so good natured & I cannot wait to see what you do next! By next month things will start developing so rapidly that I will soon forget the little 5 pound baby you once were. You will be a little man like your brother. I kinda can’t wait. Right now? You are very vocal. Coos and laughs abound. You grab at toys. You love “standing”. You roll over from your back to your tummy. You still suck that thumb of yours. Basically? You’re too cute for words, man.
Sawyer Jolene,
My darling baby girl! You are finally coming into your own little personality. For the last several months you were slower than your brother with the emotional stuff like Smiling, cooing and laughing. Now?? You love to smile and chat with us- but you still definitely make us work for it. You have the biggest brightest blue eyes. I think they will stay. Tru’s might turn brown like Hudson’s, but you my darling will have the dark hair & blue eyes I always dreamed of having myself. The genetic lottery has been won! You are an expert roller-over-er and cannot STAND to lay on your back. It is all stomach: all the time with you. You also LOVE doing “push-ups” and are pretty much almost sitting. You are the physical one while Truman is the emotional one. So funny how I pictured you too the opposites just based on gender.
Hud.
Today you said ‘peepee’ and pointed to your penis. And when you heard the UPS truck you ran to the window- opened the shutters- peered through and screamed “DADDY! DADDY!” Because the UPS truck sounds so similar to Daddy’s diesel van. I told you he wasn’t home yet and you pouted. You got his shoes and sat by the door. When I told you to come play with Mommy until Daddy got home? You stayed put and said “no. no.no.nooooo. no.” First time you’ve ever said no. Apparently, you were indignant that your father wasn’t home yet. Today actually physically brought me to tears on more than one occasion because I was SO. PROUD. The shape sorter? Piece of cake. You are shoving stars through the correct hole like it ain’t no thang. I showed you once how to open the back of the sorter to retrieve the pieces & you never asked me to open it again. Then? You stacked your blocks eight high. And while I counted each block you said “twooooo. sixxxxxx. threeeee.” I mean it was only after I said the words first- but holy crap, man. You are just GROWING UP. And watching what a sweet brother you are becoming melts my heart. Tonight I watched you share your teether with Truman & then sit down next to him and put your hand around his shoulder. You give the “bayyyy-beee”s kisses. You hug them. You stacked blocks on the tray of the swing so Truman could watch. I am in AWE of you, kid. Officially, this second year of parenting is the most wonderful. You can do so much for yourself. You are learning so much everyday. You are becoming a little person. But you still need mommy. You still give kisses and hugs and cuddles. You still want your Mommy when you are sad. It’s the best of both worlds.
To my three beautiful, amazing, wonderful children:
I love you all more than I can explain. I am so freaking proud to be your mother. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for our family. I cannot wait to one day add ANOTHER one of you little rascals to the mix. You guys are my whole heart. The sole reason for my entire life.
I love you.
-Mommy
By the way? Truman & Sawyer are 18 weeks old tomorrow. I had to consult a calendar. Sad, I know.
Themocracy
i love reading about all your sweet babes. and i can ONLY IMAGINE how different it must be going from raising just one baby to raising three! i have to say, just one is kind of easy. there are hard parts BUT you totally have time to keep track of every single milestone, hiccup, new toof, new food – all of it! throw another and then ANOTHER into the mix? i'm amazed you're able to keep them all fed & diapered! you're a rockstar!
i love that soy and tru are already so different. and yes, you totally called it when they were like, days old i swear. such little beauties. and they are super lucky to have a big brother like hudson – it seems like suddenly he's really stepping in to the role and that's amazing to hear about. he's still so young but such a great, dear kid. i love them all!
xoxo!
So sweet I seem to have something in my eye.
And don't feel bad about not knowing how old the twins are. Someone asked me today how far along I am and it took me five whole minutes to figure it out, since I had to count backwards from my due date. Second children usually turn out ok anyways.
No one can blame you for being too busy. I forget my own son's monthly birthday…and there is just one of him. Plus, Jolene is a beautiful name!
Thank you. It's after the Dolly Parton song.
Awwwwws!!
If you ever need to know the twins age, just ask me Everly's. They are 3 weeks ahead
And I still count every week 
This is beautiful, made me tear up. And the sitting by the door with the shoes and the pout? so precious.
Yeah the preciousness is outta control lately. Definitely my favorite age so far.