10 of them!

I just went to check on Ian and see if he'd fallen asleep. He's had a real hard time lately going to sleep because of the time change (springing forward meaning it is now a little past 11 PM instead of 10 PM). Actually he hasn't had a hard time, I have ... he just falls asleep an hour later. :-) So, it used to be that he'd go to sleep by 9, 9:30 at the latest and it's now 10, 10:30 PM. Ay, ay, ay! I'm exhausted at that time to entertain him any longer, if you know what I mean! Anyway, I just went to check on him and found him halfway out from under his covers, head towards the foot of the bed, as if he was going to get out of the bed but changed his mind halfway. As I put him back under the covers and tucked him in, I thought to myself, "gosh, if there was enough time, I'd have 10 of them!" I just LOVE my children.

Unfortunately, quality of life suffers, I think, when you have many children. There is really just 24 hours a day and the more children you have, the more you have to split yourself up. When Dylan was born, the hardest adjustment for me was not being able to be with Ian as much as I was used to. I'd be so busy with my newborn that sometimes the whole day would go and I would be kissing Ian, already asleep, heartbroken and waiting for him to wake up the next morning to be able to give him time. I DID NOT like that one bit! If it wasn't for that though, I swear I'd have 10 or more, because having children is just a dream! There might be room for 1 more, MAYBE, but definitely not 10.

God bless them. I love my boys! :-)

Shades of Green & Unforgettable Moments

This morning I went to wash a couple of dishes and noticed 2 shades of green on my windowsill, one from my aloe plant and one from my African violet's leaves. You know you're present when you notice such things and are actually moved to tears by them. I felt so lucky to be able to see those colors, # 1, and, # 2, to be so in the here-and-now to actually notice them. It was just one of those moments-in-time you never forget.

And then I was lucky to experience another ... watching my 1-year old little boy running after his 3 1/2 year-old brother just having the time of their lives. "Come and get me, brother!" Ian would say to which Dylan would just laugh to no end as he ran after him. I thought to myself, "Lord, I will NEVER forget this. Thank you!" I am just SO grateful. I really am just blessed amongst humans. :-)