To those of you with multiples or children less than 2 years apart you are probably going to read this post and make fun of it, but that’s okay.

I seriously was apprehensive about taking care of two children 26 months apart. And those first 2ish months, when life was insane with an active toddler and a withdrawing baby, I was totally blessed to have my mom help me so much with the girls. Little Bug, at just over 2 years old, was a handful, requiring constant supervision and constant entertainment. Since her imagination has taken off in the last month or so, she has certainly become more independent but that was certainly not the case right after Sweet Pea’s birth.

August and September of last year are truly a blur to me. What I remember most was hospitals and hectic mornings of trying to get Little Bug fed and wearing Sweet Pea in the sling most mornings so that I could keep her in that upright position on my chest that quickly became her comfort position when she would have tummy spells. I lived from spell to spell and was obsessed with finding ways to bring comfort to my child who was in pain.

By the middle of October, things started to settle in every way. Sweet Pea’s tummy troubles were finally under control with ready-made formula, Gripe Water, Zantac, mylecon and the Rock N Play sleeper and I was finally able to get both girls on a schedule so that I could manage both of their needs without them both needing me at the same exact time and then feeling like I was being pulled in two directions.

Since November, it really has been smooth sailing with these two with a few minor hiccups here and there.

And now, a year later, I cannot imagine my life any other way. I do not want to imagine my life any other way. Once again, God’s plan was perfection and He knew another little girl joining our family when Little Bug was 2 would be the perfect addition.

And it has been perfect in every way possible.

My girls are now 3 years old and almost 1 year old. This year has gone by so quickly, but as I have learned, the older I get, the faster the years fly.

I absolutely LOVE the stage of life I am in right now. Sure, I do look forward to when we are past the “baby stage” and can start doing fun family activities like camping and going back to Disney with both girls, but I know these baby years are precious and I am savoring these moments with my “babies”. (Don’t tell Little Bug that I called her a ‘baby’. She has informed me is is NOT a baby anymore.)

I still get totally overwhelmed when I stop and think about how these girls were brought into my life. I am incredibly grateful to Tracy and Melody for choosing life and making an adoption plan for their babies and to God who brought us all together in ways that only He could.

I am thankful that I do not desire pregnancy and that being pregnant is so far removed from my radar that it is not something that I think about on a regular basis, when just a few short years ago, it was something that consumed my mind.

And, as my goal as been since the beginning of this blog as God started to write this amazing story, I want HIM to receive the glory for all of this. None of this has happened because of me and what I have or haven’t done in this life. It is all God.

A God who took my barren womb and transformed me into a mother, even still. While He absolutely could have healed my womb and brought life to it, He chose not to.

I do sometimes find myself thinking about a spontaneous miracle conception and come to think of it, we had this nice, old lady randomly start talking to us while we were on an overnight anniversary trip two years ago, who told us that God could still make me get pregnant.

Yes, He surely can, but it is not something I even pray for or desire.

My heart is so content and so full with the two precious daughters we have right now. My cup truly runneth over when I look at these two together.

God did this.

And we are ever grateful and give all glory to Him!

- Elaine