The New Year almost coincides with my girls’ birthday. So I took a few minutes to look back on the highs and lows of the first year:
HIGHS…
The first smiles
Watching my husband be an amazing dad to our girls
Finding great childcare
All the newfound friends in our neighborhood, and the opportunity to connect with strangers who wanted to admire the girls whenever we went out
The first time I saw the girls laugh at and enjoy each other
A newfound and deeper appreciation of family
LOWS…
Searching for childcare
The usual – no sleep, leaving the house with a shirt on inside out, realizing I have way too few photos of their first year because who has time to take photos?
Ordering and paying for lunch at an eat-in restaurant but abandoning it when the girls just wouldn’t stop screaming at the tops of their lungs
Having an ear clogged with wax but not getting it taken care of, because it was useful when holding a wailing infant
AND A LOT OF THINGS WERE BOTH…
When Aurora figured out what “no” meant -- exciting to see her understand, but heartbreaking to witness this loss of innocence
The first time I went to pick up and hug Amalia and she tried to squirm away – independence good, rejection of me sad
Travel -- great to venture out and have a great time, horrible to venture out and be in a different time zone
Sleep training – horrid to sit through the crying, wonderful to finally get the sleep
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