A Letter to My Babies!

Dear Babies,

Yes, even when you are 18 and finally reading this, I will still call you my babies.  As you know, we’ve decided to keep this blog for you so that one day you will be able to look back at all the memorable and not so memorable moments in your lives.  Some things you might read in this blog might be hard to hear, they might be funny or embarrassing, and some things might be just what you needed to get you through the day.  I hope that you’ll learn that life is not always easy, but it’s the little things that count.  The memories that you’ll read about in this blog are the moments I’ll remember all my life.

When you are 18, I’ll remember you at this moment:

Noah, at this moment you are two.  We call you Noah, Beau, Little Man, Peeka, Sammy, Sampson, and Noah Man. You are a curious little guy, full of energy and life.  You amaze me every single day with what you are learning and who you are becoming.  Currently you are learning about the letter A and the number 1, you are beginning to sing your ABC’s, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and you LOVE Diesel 10 in Thomas the Train.  It doesn’t surprise us that you like the villain!  You are always trying to outsmart us, and it’s been said that you are too smart for your own good.  You love to test us, and you’ve started to realize when you need a timeout.  You now put yourself in timeout at exactly the right moment; you sit for a while, get up, say you’re sorry and give us a hug all on your own.  You have recently “lost your binkie” and your nanny, Miss Dana, told you that it was at the beach.  We are hoping that you don’t go looking for it this summer when we visit your uncles in Florida.  You are potty training now and it’s not uncommon for me to come into the room to find your pants in one corner and your diaper in another, while you run around stark naked!  You have learned how to look up at me, blink your eyes so sweetly, and get whatever you want!  You are learning that God lives in Heaven and Jesus is in your heart.  You are so innocent, you are a sponge for learning, you are creative, imaginative and so loving.

Paige, at this moment you are four months old.  We call you Paige, PP, Princess P (or PP), Penelope, Peep, Miss Karrigan, and baby girl!  You are delightful!  You smile and you will occasionally let us hear your sweet laugh.  You love to sleep and eat, and you’re growing so fast!  Every time we hold you, you smile and coo at us.  You make me smile on my worst days and I’ll forever love you just for that.  You like to play on the floor mat and you like your bouncy chair.  You’ve recently become a fan of the doorway jumper, but mainly you just like to spin in circles!  You are beginning to sit up all on your own and you’ve found your hands.  They amaze you!  Just the other day you found your brothers.  Before now you wanted nothing to do with them, now you watch them for hours and smile and coo for them!  You love to hold their hands and you’re sad when they let go.  I can already see that you’ll grow up close to them, just as I did with my two brothers.  They’ll be your best friend and your worst enemy, but at the end of the day no one will love you like they do.  You are about to start solid foods and slowly the days of bottles and formula will go to the wayside, but for now you are working hard to hold your own bottle!  You are very attached to your binkie, you sleep on your side, and you love your baths.  I can’t wait to see what more you will become!

Carter, at this moment you are four months old.  We call you Carter, Cardo, Cart, Pip, C-Dog, and Daddy was at one point trying out CJ!  You are extremely calm and content most of the time.  You are handsome as can be, with your big eyes and wide smile!  You would never cry for anything until recently.  Now you are quick to let us know when you are hungry, need changed, are tired and when you just want some one on one time.  The minute you know that we heard your cries you are once again all smiles and want to cuddle.  You aren’t really fond of your binkie, you prefer your fingers and recently you’ve learned to suck your thumb.  You love playing on the floor mat with your sister, but your favorite activities are swinging are sitting upright in your walker.  You can’t reach the floor yet, but you enjoy being that much closer to your brother’s height.  You follow everyone with your eyes and you work hard to locate the source of ever single noise you hear.  You are not a friend of bedtime, but with a little cuddling you fall asleep.  You have recently begun rolling onto your belly in your crib and then you forget how to get back to your back.  You get frustrated, you cry, but when we come to rescue you the first thing we see when we roll you to your back is that big smile you love to greet us with.  You are the youngest, but some days you seem so wise.  You love to coo and talk to us; you love to be held and to stand upright.  You are a gift, and a blessing.  Your smile lights up a room and warms my heart.

Your father and the three of you are the best thing that ever happened to me.  Each one of you is a gift from God, a blessing, and a miracle.

One day I hope you can look at these memories and understand that while life can be hard, every day is a learning experience.  Make the most of them, and don’t look back with regret.  You are loved and always will be. 

I love you to the heavens and back,

Mommy