Christmas with my new family...

What a perfect holiday. I got the present that I asked for, and I think so did everyone in my family. Aiden made the holiday even more special. Jakob was so excited to see his little brother. In the hospital he would come running into the room to see us and would walk over and take a look at Aiden and tell me “awww, he’s cute”. Jakob has been a great helper, he brings me things, brings Aiden things, kisses his little brother good night every night…it is the cutest thing ever. We are being careful to make sure that Jake’s needs are being met as usual and trying not to disrupt his regular routine too much, which has not been easy. He knows that things are different and that Aiden isn’t going anywhere and he seems good with that, for now. That might change – we have only been home for a few days but so far so good. Back to Christmas… it was crowded into our little house. The four of us, the dog, and my MIL. But we made it work. Christmas morning was a slow one. It had to have taken over two hours to unwrap all that was under the tree. I loved seeing Jakob’s expressions has he delicately removed the wrapping paper in tiny shreds instead of ripping it off madly. He was having so much fun. There were a lot of “wows” and “awesome”. And of course we had to open up each new toy and check it out before he would move on. Jakob was playing “Santa” so we were waiting patiently between gifts for the rest of us to get ours. He was very cute in “helping” Aiden open his presents and then decided that he needed to help all of us with ours as well. Jakob was spoiled, of course, Jason got what he wanted, my MIL loved her presents from the boys, and I couldn’t be happier. It was a great day, spent in our pajamas and one holiday that we will remember for a very long time.