My 3 month old was in my best friend’s living room learning all about some video game her uncle Thomas was playing.
All while I was sitting in Kelsey’s bathroom holding a pregnancy test as she stood outside the bathroom door waiting for my answer.
I knew the result was going to be positive before those lines even popped up.
I had been craving Braum’s chicken strips with Braums sauce for at least a week. The most intense craving I had ever felt.
Earlier in the night, Kelsey had tried taking me to Sonic for chicken in an attempt to satisfy the craving without driving far.
As this year starts to wrap up, I’ve began planning birthday parties.
I end and begin every year with a birthday party. Tillie’s in December and Charlee’s in January.
With that image in your head, also keep in mind I spend roughly 4 weeks having two kids the same age.
This year I will have two 2 year olds.
So by now you probably think I’m crazy. That makes quite a few of us.
Charlee and Tillie are what you call ‘Irish Twins,’ meaning two babies born in the same year.
2020 was the year my life changed forever. This was the year I became a mom.
My daughter was born on January 17th. I love every second of being a mom.
Charlee was perfect and I had never felt so much love in my life.
A short while later when Charlee was just a few months old I found out I was going to be a mom times two.
Scared was an understatement.
I went on spending the rest of 2020 being the best mom I could be to Charlee while preparing for another baby girl. Part of me felt like I had robbed Charlee in some sense.
I was due with another tiny baby just before her first birthday. This was a hard feeling to have.
December came along and Charlee’s 11 months as an only child came to an end. Tillie came home on Christmas Eve and Charlee lit up like the brightest bulb on our pink ornament Christmas tree.
At that moment I knew I didn’t rob her of anything. It felt good to not be holding that feeling anymore.
So I had started 2020 off having my first daughter and ended 2020 having my second daughter.
If I said it’s been only pretty bows and smiles since than I’d be lying. There’s a new challenge every day but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Now I better get back to party planning. Wish me luck.