... these little peanuts were born.
Mister Connor John and Miss Avery Maria.
I was lucky enough to be able to visit them the morning after their birth. They were SO tiny then, so pink and perfect and beautiful. Miss Avery had her little pixie nose, and Connor his serious old-man expression. I was instantly in love.
These babes were born right after I had exprienced my second miscarriage, the one not everyone knew about. I was SO nervous about seeing them for the first time. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to love them.
There were a few tears, but I was completely overwhelmed by the total sense of immediate love I felt for these two tiny pink bundles sleeping side by side in their bassinette. My best friend and her super husband made two amazingly beautiful babes, and I was going to get to be a part of their lives.
These little babes didn't stay little for long.
Before I've even had time to take a breath, these babes are GINORMOUS. They are super tall and have plenty of leg-chub that BEGS to be squeezed :) They love books. They have teethand love their *puffs*. They want what the other child is playing with. They are moving independently. Avery has mastered the nursing-home-shuffle. You know, where the little old lady in her walker tries to make a break for it before anyone in charge can notice she's gone? This is pretty much the same deal, except it's a 12 month old girl and her pink plastic walking toy trying to get across the room before you even blink an eye ;) Connor just beams at you when you walk in the door, inviting you with his huge blue eyes to come and play.
I'm still in love :)
Today is a BIG day for these little dudes. I'm sure their mama has shed a tear (or two, or three) already today, reflecting on how much has grown and changed over the past 12 months. I'm fortunate to have been able to have shared some of those moments with them.
And here I am, Auntie M, sitting at my computer, blogging about my favorite babes, feeling my own little bean moving and shaking her groove thing as I type. It's been a long year in so many ways, but it also seems like time has slipped right through my fingers.
Today I will have to make some time to get over to the Oliver home and squeeze the babes as they begin their second year of life. I tell their mama that I need my babe-fix... gotta rub myself all over their happy healthy little bodies and steal their good vibes while I can ;)
Happy Birthday, Connor John.
Happy Birthday, Avery Maria.
Thanks for putting up with your Auntie M and her random playdates, her tickles and bounces and snuggles. You are the best around, and I can't imagine my life without you :)