As I sit here on the eve of the twins’ first birthday party, I can’t help but reflect on this past year. Not only was it my first year postpartum, but it was our first year in our new house. A year of many firsts and a whole new exciting chapter of our lives. I finally feel like my life is complete, except perhaps becoming debt free as my next accomplishment. 😜
I cannot believe I no longer have babies though. As I type this, Scotlynn is officially walking, and Skylar is right behind her (still a little wobbly but each day takes just a few more confident steps). They both can say “dada”, and they’ve recently been attempting “mama”.
As the one year mark approaches, my breastfeeding days are coming to an end. As a working mom, my goal was to make it to a year. I’m absolutely blessed and grateful to have been able to do so with minimal supplementation. It’s bittersweet because I enjoy our bonding time so much. Recently Skylar will nurse, look up at me, and then grin her semi-toothy grin. And Scotlynn? She’ll look up, stick her fingers in my mouth, which is her way of asking me to babble my lips LOL. These sweet nursing moments are one of many I’ll miss.
As excited as I am for what’s to come, I can’t help but shed a few tears as I say goodbye to my “babies”. Although I don’t know when they “officially” become toddlers, but I’ve come to the conclusion I’m now a mom to toddler twins. No more newborn twins. No more infant twins. Toddler twins. Toddlers! How crazy is that?!