I wish I was the one making that statement.
"I got this."
But, I'm not. Those words came out of C-man's mouth.
Today marks the two week mark of the twins joining the family. What a whirlwind of a two weeks it has been. This was my third c-section...which I thought would be easy. Boy! Was I wrong. But I won't go into all of that.
Geoff and I have been trying to get the twins onto a better routine. We are both routine oriented people. With our older two children we let them set their own routine. Which worked at the time. We knew that would be harder to do with two babies... and there was no way we wanted to be up for hours upon hours feeding and changing babies if they set two different schedules. Needless to say, the twins are still a little confused about night and day. We're getting there.
One of the most common questions we've received is:
What do C-man and A-baby think of the new babies?
Our response tends to stay the same.
C-man LOVES them. He is always trying to help. Talks about the things he is going to do with them and teach them, etc.
A-baby has finally stopped ignoring their existence.
Both answers usually receive the smile and and chuckle. However, yesterday C-man took it up a notch.
P-Mac was crying in his crib. C-man gets really upset when the babies cry. It really makes him anxious and he thinks they need to be dealt with immediately. Yesterday he took it upon himself to try and calm P-Mac down.
Momma. I'm going to go sing to P-mac.
Okay. But do not touch him or try to pick him up.
I won't!
He waltzes into the room where P-Mac had been sleeping and I soon here the sweet sounds of my four-year-old singing.
Hey Jude! Don't make it bad. Take a sad song. And make it better. (ooo-ooo-ooo)...
P-Mac continues to cry.
Goodnight Sweetheart well it's time to go. Goodnight sweetheart well it's time to go. I hate to leave you, but I really can't stay. Goodnight sweetheart. Goodnight.
(Yes I know. These are not your "normal" lullaby choices. We are not your "normal" family.)
This pattern continues for a few seconds when Geoff walks into the room and places his hand on P-Mac's chest to help calm him. This is where C-man takes it up a notch and becomes someone much older than the four-year-old he is.
I got this Dad.
Yes you do little man. Yes you do.
Thank you Father God for blessing me with a rough and tumble little boy with a big and caring heart.
