It’s neat to watch the dynamic of our family as it evolves.

I’m always being surprised by the way we are so deeply connected.

Close.

Jacek ventured out of our net today, and we all cried.

Every. Single. One. Of. Us.

I worried all day about him and his brother must have asked, “Where’s JJ?” a gazillion times.

Daddy checked in by cell phone.

As I did the dishes I imagined him in his class room, wondered if he was having fun, and hoped he was no longer scared.

His brother played quietly in the other room but played with Jacek’s toys the way that Jacek plays with them.

I baked cookies.

We waited outside for the bus to re-deliver my first born son to me, breathing a sigh of relief upon the doors opening and seeing his little face peek around the front seat.

He hugged me tight.

Aidan looked at him and said one word.

“Hug”

I melted in a puddle of love and adoration for my boys.

As I was making dinner I let my thoughts drift to the future and how many changes our little family will undergo.

Our family ties will grow stronger every day.

Each time that we have to let go of each other a little bit I hope the other end of the rope will get tied tighter

so that when we go to pull it back in

it’s all there, intact and strong.

Our little family is unbelievably awesome.

I put a note that read, Mommy loves Jacek, in his lunch box.

So that he would know I was thinking about him.

He told me he was really surprised when he found it.

“You’re always surprising me Mommy”

Ditto baby boy.

Ditto.