is this why?

is this why some people have more than one child?

giving tickles

 i always knew, that if God willed it and blessed us, I would have more than one...or two...( but two is great for now!) i read this article the other day. click here. i completely agree. life has been easier with two. so much easier than i ever imagined! there's more to do...but really what makes it easier is perhaps just the two of them together and the way they are with each other. caleb has been and continues to be so gentle and loving with lucas. i am amazed often times at his pure sweetness with lucas. and lucas..well he lights up whenever caleb is around. he watches with his eyes big and blue, taking in everything big brother does. i pray the bond they share now continues and grows always. i hope they have the kind of relationship i have with my sisters. best friends. i think it's rare to be as close as we are and i sometimes feel like i'm witnessing such a special sweetness between these two. sometimes my heart just spills right on over and i think, 'how can i love them any more?' how can it get any better than this? oh every now and then caleb gets overly excited and knocks lucas right to the floor telling him it is tummy time, or he grabs his nose and hits his eyes in his ubber toddler excitement to play a game. but really? he's such a gentle giant that i don't think he would know what it is to be mean if he tried? i pray we can nurture them to grow together...

deepening the bond that they already share.

but i also pray

 that each one also is recognized for their own strengths and differences... lucas' calm and easy going nature..his peaceful presence in our lives...

and caleb's sensitive and cautious nature that empathizes and cares so deeply for the ones he loves.

this weekend is mother's day and it feels extra special to have this be my first mother's day as a mama of two.  i feel so blessed to have these two sweet boys in my life and i feel ever so grateful everyday to their daddy who has kept me strong and taught me so much along this motherhood journey. he has been and always will be my rock. i will be thinking about my mom and dave's mom. the two women that shaped our lives and helped mold us to parents we are today. dave and i both look up to them and if we can do even half the job they did raising us with such loving hands, well...i'll be more than happy. to our grandmas and aunts, and to all the special mothers i know, friends who are mothers too. i'll be thinking especially about those mamas having their very first mother's day. still in early bloom. motherhood is such a special privilege. i  feel so honored to be a mama to my boys. So honored that God chose me to be theirs. i hope they always know and feel my love. i'll always love you my sweet boys! thank you for making me a mama.

and one more article reflecting thoughts on motherhood. click here here if you'd like. i love  this  blog. she always leaves me with good thoughts and reflections on life and motherhood especially. she has always given me just the right words i have needed to hear at just the right time. i wish i could write half as good as her! and many others, but besides that :) i just love finding a good read!

Happy Friday :) Wishing all the mamas out there a very special mother's day this weekend. Especially the ones we hold very near and dear to our hearts. You know who you are :)

oh and i almost forgot, i'll leave ya with a video from lunch today. we've been doing some signing with lucas and caleb is really into it. the way he says 'more lucas?' gets me everytime. maybe cause he sounds like he's from another country with an accent? who knows. it is just too cute for words in my opinion. but that's just me thinking 'mostly' everything he does is cute.

so enjoy if you'd like :)