Tomorrrow...

It's only a few hours away until both our baby boys get Baptised. I have been burning the midnight oil the last few nights and have just finished putting the finishing touches on Xavier's Cake. I am pretty happy with how it turned out, although I am sure I will get better with more practice and I guess you learn from your mistakes as time goes on. Anyway I have had a couple of successes this week...

My brother helped me make the candle for tomorrow... And I am really happy with how these little thank you lollies turned out too...I am sure there will be more pics and a wrap up during the week

Nite, Bel x

Loving 2

My precious boys Elijah & Lucas


Loving Two



I walk along holding your 2-year-old hand,

basking in the glow of our magical relationship.



Suddenly I feel a kick from within,

as if to remind me that our time alone is limited.

And I wonder: how could I ever love another child as I love you?

Then he is born, and I watch you.

I watch the pain you feel at having to share me as you’ve never shared me before.

I hear you telling me in your own way, “Please love only me”.

And I hear myself telling you in mine, “I can’t”, knowing, in fact, that I never can again.

You cry. I cry with you.

I almost see our new baby as an intruder on the precious relationship we once shared.

A relationship we can never quite have again.



But then, barely noticing,

I find myself attached to that new being, and feeling almost guilty.

I’m afraid to let you see me enjoying him, as though I am betraying you.

But then I notice your resentment change, first to curiosity, then to protectiveness, f

inally to genuine affection.



More days pass, and we are settling into a new routine.

The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast.

But something else is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just we two.

There are new times – only now, we are three.

I watch the love between you grow, the way you look at each other, touch each other.

I watch how he adores you – as I have for so long.

I see how excited you are by each of his new accomplishments.

And I begin to realize that I haven’t taken something from you,

I’ve given something to you.



I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you.

I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are, but equally strong.

And my question is finally answered, to my amazement.

Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you – only differently.

And although I realize that you may have to share my time,

I now know you’ll never share my love.

There’s enough of that for both of you – you each have your own supply.
I love you – both.

And I thank you both for blessing my life.


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Both my boys are such a blessing

Have a great weekend everyone

x

Em

Settling In...

Well its been just over two weeks since we brought our new baby boy home and so far, so good everything is going really well. He is SUCH a different baby to Saxon and is fitting into our now family of 4 very well.

I have been very lucky and recieved some beautiful flowers and some lovely gifts since the birth of Xavier and would also like to say a BIG Thank you! for everybody's well wishes and kind thoughts...

We were lucky enough to recieve some beautiful prints from Amanda from TwinkleStarArt (my pics dont really do them justice) but please go and check out Amanda's fantastic shop. We also got some lovely bibs to use 'for good' and a little Loxie pattern from the very talented Ali from Jellygnite as well as lots of other lovely gifts (this little man definitley has enough clothes to change outfits a couple of times a day ;)

Sax is getting on really well with his baby brother :) (Yep I gave in and Xav has a dummy, sometimes :(

We got the pics taken at the hospital in the mail this week and its amazing how much like Saxon, Xavier looks, it will be interesting to see how he changes in the next few months or if he continues to look like Sax?

We also go to meet Em's beautiful new baby boy this week, Elijah John (sorry no new pics, I forgot to take my camera) He is just lovely and it will be really nice to watch our second lot of boys grow up together alongside the 'big boys' ;)

Have a happy weekend and take care

Bel x

p.s Dont forget the fabulous BrisStyle Indie Designers Market is being held next Saturday 4th July, so if you are in the Hamilton (Brisbane) are dont forget to pop along and check it out. For more information visit the BrisStyle Blog

Welcoming.... Elijah John :)

Hi All

Just wanted to let you all know that Em and her family welcomed their beautiful baby boy into the world yesterday. Elijah John arrived at 10.13am Wednesday 24th June weighing 3355g and 50cm in length. Mum and Bub doing very well :)

As you can see from the pics, Lucas is a very proud BIG brother!

Hopefully Xavier and I will get to go and give him a big hug today (I am leaving Sax at home, no extra energy to chase a 2 year old around the hospital at the moment ;)

In our household all is going really well, so hard to believe that Xavier is 2 weeks old today. I will share some more pics as soon as I get a spare 5 mins.

Take care, Bel xx