Oh, don’t you love this picture of these most adorable twins? I received this picture the other day from my dear friend, Sarah, and I just loved it so much I asked if I could share it with you all. Sarah and Daniel Bausum are now the parents of 12 amazing children.
I used to say when I had my twins (nearly 60 years ago) that “There’s nothing better than having a baby, except having two babies!” The amazing thing is that I didn’t know I was having twins until I was in labor on my due date! No ultrasounds back in those days!
Sarah writes: “Ida Poppy was only 4 lbs. when she was born, and she is now 12 lbs. Caleb was 6 lbs. 11 oz. and is now 15 lbs. They are growing just fine on breast milk alone. They started out too weak to nurse and I pumped my milk into bottles for three months until they gained strength to nurse. I introduced nursing a little each day. Now at four months old they despise the bottle and are exclusively breastfeeding! It was worth all the work.
The house has never been messier since I had the twins. (Sarah likes to keep her home ship-shape!). Your letter was a great reminder to focus on what matters and stop worrying about “how tired I am” or how “clean the house is” or “the projects” I’m not getting done.
Last night I sat in my boys’ room and chatted for hours. It is an absolute disaster since three boys share a tiny room. I sat on the edge of the bed, tried not to cringe at the dirty sheets, and had a heartfelt chat. I didn’t clean up a thing! That was very challenging for me since I prefer a tidy home. My son looked VERY encouraged this morning and left the house with a smile. It was the right choice to just connect in that moment instead of giving an oration on housekeeping.
Thanks for all you do in reminding us to keep focusing on the souls of our children. It’s very easy to get distracted in the busy coming and going, the dishes mounting up, the healthy meals to prepare, and mountain of clean laundry to put away from all the potty training accidents
. It’s refreshing to be reminded to stop, look past all that mess, and see the people we call our children.
“The joy of the Lord is my strength,” NOT how many hours I got to sleep in a row. God always provides the energy I need for each day. He is faithful, but your messages help me get my thinking back on track and out of the pity-party trenches.”
SARAH BAUSUM
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