Nephew LJ,
you're my oldest 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!
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 short, pink, head full of dark hair, and screaming to the top of your lungs! you were amazing! my heart has never known love like this. seriously. the first time i got to "meet" you, your wonderful mommy was holding you, and she got sick, so grandma got to hold you quickly while i helped your mom. different ones past you around, and then it was my turn. as the words of one of my favs says,"and oh, the joy that floods my soul! something wonderful happened and now I'm whole". grant it, that song is about God's salvation, but something wonderful happened when i held you first,and then the million plus times since then!
No one could ever complete your younger, not little, 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 : )
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 poopy diapers : )
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, 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 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 : )
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 remember the first time i got to hold you and DC together! oh, the sweetness! it was grandma's 51st bday get together - bama beat tennessee in a close game! and bama had the most amazing moment to win it - they block a field goal. it was a precious day!
you were one of the cutest little tigers 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!
i love to see you walk and crawl.
i love that you love to be loved on and snuggle some too.
i love that you lost all your hair, and that when it grew back it was blond and you have a double crown. which for a long time, your hair stuck up everywhere, more than any one place.
i love that you and your brother love to be read, Oh the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do.
i think i know it by heart. it was the first book i ever bought you two, and wow! it's been put to good use!i love how mischevious you are now. you seem so carefree about life. oh the lessons to be learned by you!
i love and enjoy getting to give you a bath! you're one of the funniest babes i know,LJ!
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 ready to party! the mess you made in your cake was precious. if you only knew what a good cake you wasted ; )
i love you!
LJ, you have changed my whole life. thank you. you are a sweet, crazy, wild, fun, wonderful little boy. if you grow up to love me half as much as i love you, i hope you have one really big healthy heart!
Happy first birthday LJ!
Thanks for changing my life!
Thanks for changing my life!
Love,
Aunt Britt
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY LJ!!!!!!!
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