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I would, just for the record, like to announce that having twin boys who are 4 years old is much easier than having twin boys who are
4 days old…
14 months old…
or even 34 months old.
Now don’t get me wrong. I didn’t say it was EASY to have twin boys who are 4. Just easier than it has been in the past.
When my boys were about 2 years old I took them swimming. I inadvertently forgot to bring their life jackets. That little mistake made for a really wild day, I tell ya. Nothing like a little double trouble jumping into the death traps of 4 feet of water to put a little spring in your step. It wore this old girl out, to say the least!
That day the Nicest Little Lady (also the mother of twin boys) came up and put her arm around me. “Listen honey. I have been watching you from afar and I couldn’t help but come on over and tell you….IT IS GOING TO GET EASIER!!!!!! By the time these boys are 4, you are going to be sitting pretty.”
Sitting Pretty, hu?
I like pretty.
Couldn’t wait!
Yesterday I took my boys swimming. I brought the life jackets this time! That is a mistake only to be made once. I couldn’t help but reflect on the words of the Nicest Little Lady. While I watched my boys go down the big slide alone, climb the stairs to the top of the slide alone, swim around in their life jackets alone….I had to admit! The Nicest Little Lady was correct. Things are getting easier! I felt Pretty. I dare say, I was even Sitting Pretty! You wouldn’t really even believe how Sitting Pretty I was. I just kicked back and soaked for a spell while those cute little guys climbed up the stairs to the slide one million times.
Then.
Oh, then.
We went into the dressing room and showered the chlorine off our Sitting Pretty bodies. While LittleTwinBoyAaron was hanging out in the shower, LittleTwinBoyNate and I went around the corner to get dressed. When I was done attending to Nate, I called out to Aaron. “C’mon Aaron, it’s your turn to get dressed.” Were my exact words, in fact.
No response.
None at all.
I peeked around the corner to find 3 ladies standing in the showers.
No Aaron to be seen.
I looked. I searched. I went out of the dressing room into the pool area. I looked! I searched!
Then I spotted my missing boy. All the way out in the lobby sobbing his guts out and calling my name…calling my name.
As soon as I saw him I plowed my way through a few small crowds and into the lobby. In my dripping wet suit, towel wrapped around my head, pair of bright purple crocks on my feet. I scooped that boy up in a fast hurry and cuddled him silly.
Wasn’t Sitting at this point.
Wasn’t Pretty, either.
It’s hard to look pretty when you are having a small heart attack.
On the way home the missing boys twin brother wet his pants all over the soft cushioned seats of my mini van. Apparently he drank half of the pool each time he came barreling out of that slide.
Wasn’t Sitting while I scrubbed the pee-diddle out of the seats that afternoon.
Wasn’t really Pretty, either.
Pee-diddle scrubbing and Pretty don’t really mix that well.
Twin boys who are 4 years old are easier, I said.
Not easy.
Nothing worth while in this life is….
is it?
Isn’t this a food blog?
Yes. It is.
Catch you back here tomorrow for the easy recipe that saved my life yesterday. I think you are going to love it.
This is Jamie Mothers It Up…over and out.
Oh, I just love you Jamie. 🙂
Okay,have I mentioned you are one of my most favorite people? I love this post, you have single handedly described motherhood in all it's glory. We wouldn't change a thing (except missing kids, pee pee seats, a vomit down the heat vent). Wear your motherhood tiara proudly, Jaimie, you have earned it!!!!
A friend sent me a link to your blog. I had twin boys one week ago and I loved reading this. Thanks for sharing. I have a blog about my twins http://www.8isgreat9isfine.blogspot.com if you want to check it out and “remember when”.
-Cassie
great post! I needed it today, it has been hard lately with just my ONE three year old little boy. Is 4 an 'easier' age for singletons too? I hope so
Not sure if I feel better or worse (my twin girls are 17 months) but I still appreciate the laugh! 🙂 Having done both, I've discovered that you just can't fully appreciate twin life until you've lived it!!
As a mom of one 5 year old, I often look back and think wow it was easy when she was younger. Then I remember how hard it was going through it at the time. I think things get easier and harder at the same time. You get over one herdle just in time for the next one. But the rewards…there are no words. Being a parent is the hardest and best job I've ever had.
A friend also sent me your link. I have been using your recipes for months now! I have a son, 16; daughter, 12 AND 2-year-old boy/girl twins!!(YES, they were a surprise!). Your post is GREAT. It is nice to know that it gets EASIER (of course never Easy). Thanks for the laugh today. And, keep the awesome recipes coming….they make my life soooo much easier!
My boy/girl twins are 5.5–it does just keep getting easier. Of course, I still have the 3 and 2 year old to deal with, but over all having 4 that are 5 and under is much easier that having 4 that are barely 3 and under. Or, for a few months I even had 3 that were 1 and under.
However, twins are so much fun, and like Elliot Mom already said, you just can't appreciate it until you have lived it!
What an awesome post! No, this post isn't about food, but you are a mom and wife as well as a cook. So go right ahead and share your mommy stories to, I love it.
I laughed at loud reading this. I have twin boys who are 21 months, they are not easy, but fun (most of the time). I bet your boys are loads of fun too (and I'm glad you found him).