I've taken a leave of absence for quite some time from my blog but many times in between I thought I should come back and write my thoughts, memories, and experiences down but never got down to it. After something that happened tonight, I'm serious about coming back and etching memories into a place that I can look back on and share with my children when they're older. I need a journal of some sort, there are too many great conversations that I have with my children these days that I can't afford to forget.
For instance, just tonight Eden woke up to use the bathroom. Daddy takes her to the potty and tucks her back into bed. After he says goodnight once again and gets ready to walk out the door, Eden asks him to "cover Elijah". I was just talking to a friend today about how blessed I am to have a daughter as a first child; she watches over her brother and takes care of him. And then she goes and shows me exactly what I'm talking about. She truly has a heart of gold and I hope that never changes.
My mom always reminds me that I was the same way with my brother... and then we grew up. The majority of my childhood memories are not happy, taking-care-of-my-brother type of memories. They're more the arguing, annoying type of memories and the reminder is one that I always smile at. I would like to think that I was a great big sister to my little brother but there's none of those loving memories that I can remember. I really do hope and pray that Eden is different and she continues to watch out after her brother and embrace having him to love and build a relationship with. Elijah really is lucky to have such a sister, he looks up to her and loves her so much. He mimics everything she does and you can see how much he tries to make her laugh to gain approval. Their relationship is precious and I hope to gather all those simple memories for them to cherish for the rest of their lives.
