There's 4 of us now....

I'd  post a picture, but the internet is giving me a hard time....  But, there's 4 of us now.  We couldn't be happier.

I know it's only been 10 days, but I'm already having trouble remembering what it was like as just 3 of us. 

Oh yah, I forgot, I can just picture home and I remember.  But soon my memories disappear and I can start to see the 4 of us at home, even though we haven't been there yet.

I wonder if Deken pictures home and thinks that when we go back he will still have it all to himself.  He's different now.  He's taller, and slender.  He looks 3 years older than I remember.  He's still learning the "help your sister" aspect, but he really gets the "go play with your sister part".  Sometimes much better than I had imagined.  They seem to be in tandem, the two of them, one right after the other, just switching off who the leader is, 24/7.

I don't think I ever had a better understanding of the whole "following God's Plan" thing, until I saw my TWO children together on the first day, for the first time.  It was as if they knew each other all along.  Within minutes they were calling each other by name, and playing together with their toys.  10 days later, it's still the same.  They play together, sit together, share food, and teach each other new things, all day everyday.

Even when they wake up before mom and dad, they play quietly in their bed together, whispering and giggling, as if it were Christmas morning, and they knew what was soon to come.  We've never asked them to be quiet in the morning.  We never told them to whisper when they wake up.  We never told them they have to stay in their bed.  They just do it.  They appreciate the little moments together in the morning, just them.  They love it.  And so do I.

I'm sure there is more to come.  The failure to share.  The yelling at each other.  The pushing, the shoving.  The typical sibling rivalry.  But so far, I'm enjoying the peace.  The relaxation.  The fact that we can give them something to do, and an hour later they are still entertained amazes me.  Best practices start from the beginning, and we've had a pretty awesome one of those.

Still figuring out a few things to come home.  We should know more sometime this week.  I hope it's sooner, rather than later, before the peace of being brother and sister ends!!

:)