I have no excuse. No good one, anyway. I do find it slightly amusing that my last post was about Will starting to take his 1st steps, and then suddenly I'm gone for 6 months. I'll let Will's perpetual motion, climbing, running, and extremely active personality take partial blame for my absence.
I'll also blame a busy summer, an even busier start to the school year, flag football, Speech Therapy, and my passion (obsession?) with learning photography. (More on all of that later.)
But mostly I'll blame myself, because the more time that passed, the more overwhelmed I became at the thought of trying to play catch up. I didn't even know where to begin.
But a couple of days ago, Jacob said something that I never want to forget. So what better starting point than that?
It happened during our bedtime routine, after Jeff read to the boys, and as Jacob was settling into his bed.
He asked Jeff, "What do we look like in Heaven? Ghosts or real people?"
Jeff: "I'm not sure, bud. What do you think?"
Jacob: "I think only God knows who all of the people are."
Jeff: "Well, you could be right."
Jacob: "So when I get to Heaven, I am going to walk around and ask everybody if they're Alex. And when I find him, I'm going to stay with him."
It made me cry. And I still get choked up when I think about it.
Maybe not all brothers are this way, but these boys have an incredible bond. And I hope it stays that way forever.
Thank you, Jacob, for being such a kind, sweet, and loving boy & biggest brother. And thank you for making your mom get her butt in gear and start blogging again.
