Nephew DC,
you're my second born nephew! i loved you the minute i heard your dad's voice say: "now, you can't tell anybody, and i do mean you can't tell a soul! but we're pregnant!" i was at a baby shower at church! i wanted to run and tell everyone! i actually went into the sanctuary right quick and prayed for you. and then God laid on my heart that there might be more than just one. and only He could have known that for sure then. He formed you about 4 weeks prior to the call. so, i didn't tell anyone until it was "safe" to tell. and i laugh when i think of that day, because i had just been part of a conversation about babies - seeing as i was at a baby shower and surrounded by other moms-to-be or those wanting to be a mom-to-be, and they were all asking how your parents journey was going. oh! how after the phone call with your dad i wanted to tell them God had blessed and your mom was expecting!
Then, a week or two later, we got a real good picture of your little bean looking self, and the other one!
And I knew then, we were in for a treat! a special God given treat!
the months between then and when you debut went by fast! it was so much fun planning for you two to get here!
then you came.
you were bigger than your older brother, not a lot of hair and weren't a happy baby! you were amazing! you were also having problems breathing. the doctors had prepared your parents that you and your brother would probably have to go to the NICU. you did, and LJ didn't. we all had hurting hearts. ask kel if you don't believe that my heart didn't break. we don't like to talk about it, or think about it. we're not ashamed of it,or you - it's just not who you are now. you were there 18 days. that's a very short time compared to most babies in there. you were so much bigger than the preemies in there; it didn't seem fair. but God had a plan! no matter what life may hand you, remember this: God has a plan. and a plan to prosper you not to harm you. it doesn't mean life will always be fair, happy and fun. it means, God is in control and there will be a rainbow at the end of the storm.
the first time i got to see you up close was at the end of the day you were born. it had been a long, exhausting, yet one of the happiest days of my life! your daddy was trying not to cry and wanted me to not. he didn't want to break down either. my heart hurt worse after that. he's the best big brother! you're already a LOT like your daddy! i couldn't really see your face. well, not at all. you had the biggest hands and feet. so sweet and chubby. i couldn't wait to see you the day you came home.
then you came home. precious,precious! you completed my big brother and your mother and brother that day! you were precious, and probably sore from being held so much by your parents and grandparents!
No one could ever complete your older, not bigger, brother than you! it's amazing to see the bond you two have! i love hearing you two squeal and jabber at each other. its really funny to see you two see the gates are down here at grandma's. you two jabber something at each other and then off you go in two separate ways! i love seeing y'all eat and talk like two little old men : )
oh the miles you two have traveled and you can't even walk yet!
there have been so many "firsts" with you and your twin for me as an aunt. i have loved each one of them. even the times you tried to pee on me : )
so here's a glimpse of some firsts of millions : )
if you and i had a dollar for every time i've kissed those sweet chubby cheeks of your's, well, your college would be paid for already! hahaha!
your smile, eyes, eye lashes, cheeks, hands and feet and everything else about you i love.
i loved the first time you reached for me, and for all the times since then. it make my heart skip a beat when you whine and crawl to me so i'll pick you up.
i love hearing you say,"hey".
i love that you already have a deep voice. i wonder if you'll be the next "G" bass singer of the family like your great-gpa (papa), grandpa and your dad?
i love when you bring my face to your slobbering little mouth and you give me "kisses".
i don't really love that you pull my hair, but i love those little hands : ) it actually seems like you are taken by my curls. it's ok. i still am and they're mine
i think it's funny that no one wears jewelry around you and your brother but me. so a few pieces have been broken. no biggie : ) it usually has been able to be fixed. i think between me and you we test premier's fix-it policy : )
i remember the first time i got to hold you and LJ together! oh, the sweetness! it was grandma's 51st bday get together - bama beat tennessee in a close game! and bama
you were one of the cutest little giraffes i've ever seen on halloween!
i'll never forget that your parents trusted me to keep you the first time your mom went back to work. she had decided to tough it out and stay all day until she got the phone call i had made your bottles wrong. i made you two boys a little sickly, but no one was made as sick or hurt and upset as i was! you were more sick than LJ, but i was a mess. i just about cried while typing that because i never want to hurt you.
i love how you melt my big brother's heart.
i love to see you crawl. you crawl kind of slow. you're so much like your daddy : )
i love that you look so much like my daddy's baby pictures. i know grandpa loves that too.
and that little face you and your brother do - funniest thing ever!
i love that you love to be loved on and you already mean it when you love on me.
i love that you got lots of hair. it was so cute long! even if i did give your parents a hard time over it. you weren't a fan of it in your eyes. but who would ever want to hide those beautiful blue eyes and eye lashes?!
i love that you and your brother love to be read, Oh the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. i think its amazing how i can say,"DC, bring me a book and i'll read to you." and you do. and i do. you love to be read to.
i love that you want to figure everything out. you are so observant. i should learn from you. you take it all in, see if you can figure it all out, and then act.
i love how rough and tough you are.
i love how sweet and calm you are.
i love and enjoy getting to give you a bath! it's like the tub gets turned into a wave pool! haha
i loved getting to cut your first hair cut. you were perfect! you didn't cry, but i was holding back tears!
i loved your first bday party! you were sleepy, but got woke up quick! once again, you took it all in and just smiled that gorgeous smile at everyone. you're the sweetest thing! you weren't sure about the cake at first. then your mom put it in your face. much better after that! you had it everywhere! you crack me up!
i love you!
Aunt Britt
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY,DC!!!!!!
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