Over the course of 3 and a half years, my family doubled in size. We went from a happy little newlywed couple, to becoming parents of two incredible little boys. Whenever I hear of a couple preparing to have their first baby, one of the things I tell them is get ready for your heart to grow in ways that you never thought possible... get ready to feel such an enormous amount of love that you have never felt before. Our oldest, Liam, is now 20 months old. I feel like I have learned more over the last 20 months, that I have the entire rest of my life. Being a parent presents incredible challenges, but also carries such an overwhelming feeling of joy and happiness.
I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing my son transform from a tiny little baby into a toddler... he is such a quirky, silly, loving boy. He still doesn't talk, but he knows the entire alphabet and can pick any letter out for you. He is for sure working on his own time frame - I'm pretty sure he will talk whenever he feels like it. That is just how his personality is..
Now his little brother Cole is pretty darn opposite. He is the most carefree, go with the flow baby I have ever met. Just sweetly content. He loves to just watch him big brother play, and loves to give the sweetest little kisses - all nice and slobbery. :)
After Cole was born I was absolutely convinced I was done having kids.... 2 was perfect and plenty. Here I am a few months later dreaming about a big family. A very sweet friend of mine has 5 boys and loves it. Sometimes I think having lots of little Johnstons running around would be a blast. Again, children always present new, fun challenges, but I think the joy far outweighs that.
But for now, we are a perfectly happy family of 4. Enjoying the time we get to spend together, and so enjoying watching our little babies grow into little boys. :)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
full of joy....
A while back I made a post about my best friend. I won't go into much detail about my past relationship with Brooke, but we have been friends for almost 8 years now. We have been through so much, but within this past year our friendship has grown more than it ever has before. We have been walking through me having two boys and her and Josh trying for almost 2 years to get pregnant before they finally did. It has been our dream to be mommy's together. It is something we have talked about for years, but within the last one we finally got to the point where we knew it was going to happen.
I remember the afternoon she called me and told me she had taken a test and it was positive, she was pregnant! This had been their, and our prayer for months, years really. I was so full of joy and excitement for them. If there is anyone in this world you would look at and think, she is meant to be a mom, it is Brooke. She has such a big heart, and is so ready to love on a little one.
From that day, we started a new journey of our friendship, Brooke entered mommy mode immediately. She put such thought and care into everything from crib and dresser to the outfit Landon would wear home from the hospital. I have never seen anyone enjoy pregnancy as much as she did. But, the fact that I was able to go through this with her, and that she included me in the journey even though we live so far from each other meant the world to me. We had extensive conversations about pacifiers and bottles, diapers and formula. Every little detail we were able to talk about. It's hard to explain, but that we are there, in that season of life together, makes my heart so happy. That our husbands, Andrew and Josh, will now get to talk about blow out diapers and sleepless nights together is just awesome.
For the past few months Brooke has been joking about getting skype up in the delivery room so Andrew and I could 'be there' while she was delivering. We had the perfect plan - Andrew holding one leg, Josh holding the other (getting ready to catch Landon), and me giving Brooke peptalks. Not awkward at all really. We even practiced....
Baby Landon arrived late Tuesday and I laid in bed that night full of so many different emotions. Sheer happiness for them and this incredible journey that they started, but also was so sad that I wasn't able to be there to meet him, kiss his adorable little cheeks, and hug my best friend.
God has really blessed me. I couldn't be more thankful for Brooke and who she has been in my life. It makes me sad that we are not together in the same city as she enters this journey with me, but it doesn't change the fact that she is my person, and as we are now mommy's together, she will remain my person. No matter the distance, no one could ever replace who she is in my life. Andrew and I couldn't be more excited for Josh and Brooke. We love them and baby Landon so much, and thank God for how blessed we are by our best friends.. and we are beyond excited to get our 3 boys all together. Fun to be have by all I'm sure! I have a feeling they will be best buds, no matter how many miles may separate.
Here's to a new season, a new beautiful baby boy, and best friends who are completely irreplaceable.
I remember the afternoon she called me and told me she had taken a test and it was positive, she was pregnant! This had been their, and our prayer for months, years really. I was so full of joy and excitement for them. If there is anyone in this world you would look at and think, she is meant to be a mom, it is Brooke. She has such a big heart, and is so ready to love on a little one.
From that day, we started a new journey of our friendship, Brooke entered mommy mode immediately. She put such thought and care into everything from crib and dresser to the outfit Landon would wear home from the hospital. I have never seen anyone enjoy pregnancy as much as she did. But, the fact that I was able to go through this with her, and that she included me in the journey even though we live so far from each other meant the world to me. We had extensive conversations about pacifiers and bottles, diapers and formula. Every little detail we were able to talk about. It's hard to explain, but that we are there, in that season of life together, makes my heart so happy. That our husbands, Andrew and Josh, will now get to talk about blow out diapers and sleepless nights together is just awesome.
For the past few months Brooke has been joking about getting skype up in the delivery room so Andrew and I could 'be there' while she was delivering. We had the perfect plan - Andrew holding one leg, Josh holding the other (getting ready to catch Landon), and me giving Brooke peptalks. Not awkward at all really. We even practiced....
Baby Landon arrived late Tuesday and I laid in bed that night full of so many different emotions. Sheer happiness for them and this incredible journey that they started, but also was so sad that I wasn't able to be there to meet him, kiss his adorable little cheeks, and hug my best friend.
God has really blessed me. I couldn't be more thankful for Brooke and who she has been in my life. It makes me sad that we are not together in the same city as she enters this journey with me, but it doesn't change the fact that she is my person, and as we are now mommy's together, she will remain my person. No matter the distance, no one could ever replace who she is in my life. Andrew and I couldn't be more excited for Josh and Brooke. We love them and baby Landon so much, and thank God for how blessed we are by our best friends.. and we are beyond excited to get our 3 boys all together. Fun to be have by all I'm sure! I have a feeling they will be best buds, no matter how many miles may separate.
Here's to a new season, a new beautiful baby boy, and best friends who are completely irreplaceable.
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