The Goodnesses

Last week I had the privilege of spending some time with two of my favorite girls. They are so adorable that when their momma shows pictures of them, people say, "Oh, my goodness". It started right off the bat with her oldest one (Lexi), so she started calling her "My goodness". Then when her youngest (Taylor) came along, "My goodness junior" quickly caught on, along with other cute names of endearment.

Why am I telling you this? I want you to know how they came to be known to me as, "The Goodnesses". I love these sweet little baby girls. When I get to spend time with them it fills my soul with love and light.

I love to watch them try to figure things out. I purposely wore a particular bracelet that I knew would catch Lexi's eye. Sure enough she asked me about it. I told her, I thought you might ask me about this bracelet, would you like to wear it? She said yes and wanted to do it herself. She fiddled with it for a bit and pretty quickly figured it out. She walked around with it on pretending to go to the store, make some dinner, feed Taylor and I, but made us wait for dessert and put us down for "go to bed". I had a great time. Lexi even said it while we were playing, we're having so much fun.

I love to see their facial expressions change as their awareness of something new is presented. I took my kombucha drink with me and was drinking it while walking around the kitchen with Taylor on my hip. This baby is a foodie, she loves to eat, so as I was sipping my drink she was giving me this frowning look like, why aren't you sharing that with me? It was so cute. I didn't know if babies could drink kombucha or not, so I checked the label. There were no warnings about breast feeding mothers or keeping away from babies, so I poured a tiny bit into the cap and let her try it. If you have tried kombucha, then you probably like me, expected a sour look of rejection on her face, but she liked it! She kept reaching for it and giving me that little "I want some more" grunt. So we poured a little in a cup for her and she drank it.

I love the way Lexi brings a book over to me when I'm sitting on the floor and she backs up to me and plops her cute little butt right in my lap. I love how sweet their little bodies feel when I hold them and give them kisses.

Baby Taylor got kinda sleepy and laid in my arms in her jams while she was drinking her, "baa". She was letting me rub her sweet little round belly and resting her head up against my cheek. I was giving her little kisses on her head and in her hair. It was such a sweet tender moment.

Their momma (Shanna) came home and we visited for a little bit and she thanked me for watching her girls. She really did appreciate the time, but I don't know if she realizes how much this dose of goodness benefited me. So, thank you Shanna for letting me spend time with your precious little ones.