Life As We Know It...

Everyone always says, "cherish every moment with your children, it will go so fast!" and that statement could not be more true.  Life has a way to coming and going before our eyes, sometimes giving us time to stop and cherish moments, and sometimes passing by days before we realize we haven't taken a single moment to breathe!

The past six months since I last sat down to write a blog post have been incredibly busy and wonderful.  There have been numerous moments where I have taken every single second and cherished it, and moments that I stop and realize its been days since I took in the beauty of the life that surrounds me.

One year from the day the girls were reunited post NICU stays!
Time flies <3

Since January, we have celebrated first birthday's, moved back home from Ithaca, celebrated milestones and changes, remodeled a house, traveled to Florida to see Daddy become a Doctor, experienced varying levels of illnesses and watched babies grow into toddlers.

So many times, I sit back and look at my girls are am blown away that we have created such perfectly, beautiful human beings who are growing up into such smart and talented little toddlers.  I always imagined what my life as a Mom would be like, but I never, EVER imagined it would be as amazing as the past 16 months have been.  I have never felt so much love, exhaustion, sadness, happiness, and amazement (among many other emotions) as I have watching these little girls grow.  I also never realized how quickly time can pass by, and how fast things can happen and change.

Life as a stay at home mom to two babies is sometimes a blur of days, a mix of diapers, laundry, food, cleaning, naps, crying, temper tantrums, giggles, smiles, and exhaustion that I realize days have passed and I haven't cherished my moments nearly enough.  I've spent too much time cleaning and not enough time snuggling, too much time racing from one thing to another and not enough time sitting and playing, too much time being busy and not enough time with babies as the center of my attention.  It's in those moments that I force myself to stop and remember that these moments will only last a short time.  The baby days are gone, the toddler days are approaching and before I know it they will be gone too.  Luckily, cleaning, and laundry and cooking and all the other unimportant things that often consume my life, will always be there, they'll never change, I'll never miss them, I'll NEVER wish I spent more time with them.  These precious girls though, they will... They will grow and change and they will do so every single day, in so many ways.  I will miss every second of the earlier days and I don't want to miss it, because I was too busy missing it!

There are nights I lay in bed and think, what on earth am I thinking?  I didn't take any pictures today, or I didn't play with my girls enough, I should have sacrificed that extra sleep and snuck in an extra cuddle... It's those nights that remind me my purpose here is to be a mom to these babies and while 'being a mom' is a very BIG role, with MANY expectations, the main, most important expectation is to be there, cherishing moments, at every second that I am physically able too.

Sequence of sister kisses... This is MY life as I know it.. And it's completely PERFECT!

I am so grateful that for the past 16 months I have spent nearly every moment of the girls lives with them, seeing them grow and change and being there for them in every way.  I wouldn't trade it for the world.  Sometimes I think I miss having a social life, or doing things, but really, I became a Mom to be a mom.. and to make my life revolve around my babies.  There is nothing more that I want, then to do JUST that, and I intend to do that for as long as they will let me!

Sometimes we have play dates with cute little boys <3

The past two weeks, the girls have had some medical emergencies and it has caused me to be away from one baby or the other and for them to be apart for some time.  It has made me realize how precious their bond as twins is, and how much I truly do cherish and love EVERY moment I have with them, no matter how challenging it may get at times.

Life as I know it, is completely perfect.  I have a perfect family, working hard to live the life we want to live, making memories and taking time to cherish each and every moment.  Life as we know it flashes in the blink of an eye.  Cherish moments, hold everyone you love tight and always let them know you love them.  Life as I know it, is my children as the center of my world, and that will never change.  Life as I know.. is only getting better with every moment and memory we make.