I love kids, well most kids. Some peoples' kids drive me nuts. But next to my own boys, my nieces and nephews are my favorites. For each one of their births I was around, obviously not at the birth, but shortly there after to meet the new little person.
Gracie and Elijah I wasn't around as much in the first couple of years of their lives. I was around, but not like with the other two. But before this year I was around for every birthday of all the kids, except I think for Elijah's second. I would make sure I went to them all with my camera in hand.
Well I watching my newest niece today(the first on my side) and I realized that I wont get to watch my soon-to-be-born nephew go through the baby stage like I have all the rest. Each one of the kids I got to get to know them right away and my new nephew I wont be able to.
I got really sad just a little while ago, because I was looking at Kari's friend, Molly's blog and she had pictures of the kids on her blog and I thought about all I have missed in their lives in the past year, how many pictures I have not gotten to take.
All I can say is you take family living close for granted until they move. I miss seeing the kids almost daily. I miss going over to Kari's to chat for a while. I miss meeting up with the whole family for dinner at Pat and Bob's. I even miss seeing Eric walk through Pat and Bob's door with the phone to his ear.(that man is always on the phone)
Hopefully we will get to visit them this summer!!
Mandi
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Great news. The midwife said that the new little man will probably be born around the 4, 5, or 6th. So that means we'll be down even sooner. I ditto your entire post. I love and miss you all SO much also....watching movies with John because they're funnier that way.....Getting Alex to scream....seeing your newest (and completed) crafts like everyday.
We do take family for granted until we're 400 miles away. What a deal.
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