Letter to my Twins on their 2nd Birthday

Dear K & A,

I can’t believe it’s already been two years since you came in our lives.

And the past year….well, what a year it’s been for us.

After you two fall asleep at night, your dad and I often try & recollect the life we were leading before you two came into our world. And trust me, those past years seem to be long gone ago. I can’t remember how our life was!

See, that’s how much your existence alone defines who I am now.

And seriously, I don’t know what I could have possibly done with all that time and energy.

It feels like just yesterday when I first felt your touch- the kiss on your cheeks was our first physical connect.

And look at you two now- so tiny and fragile back then, now jump & climb all over the place.

Over the past year, you grew so much. There’s so much we did together for the first time. In a way, your second year was the ‘Year of Firsts’!

You began walking, talking, expressing your emotions, showing independence and started blooming into unique individuals with the happiest smile I know.

A, you seem to understand us in every way. I almost feel like I can carry out a conversation with you now.

K, I know things take a bit longer for you, but that’s cool. I know you’re trying to help mommy out by letting me deal with your sister first.

The way you two have started bonding with each other in your own special way- smiling, cuddling, pushing around, running & chasing each other ― melts away my heart and makes me feel that all our efforts in raising you up as little babies has been worth it.

But hey, please don’t grow up so fast. I’m already having a hard time remembering your baby days. The way you two used to wait for us to pick you up, the way our rocking you made you smile, how the solution of every pain and bump was clutching on to me for milk.

And with so much action that you keep us busy with, I see myself involved in the daily grind so much so that I see losing out on so many moments.I feel like I don’t get to fully cherish all the cute little things you two constantly do.

Okay, okay, I admit I have my days of frenzy phases as well when I just want to be alone. Completely alone. But you know what, even when you and your daddy help me go out to catch up on some “me time”, I am only thinking about you. Guess i just cant get enough of you both.

And now as we celebrate your second birthday, I wonder what lies ahead for all of us to experience together. I’m sure a whole lot more.

As you grow up, I guess I would need to learn that you two are independent individuals, and you’ll have to learn that the world doesn’t always work the way you want it to.

And hey, there are some bigger tasks right ahead which we need to conquer together- ‘potty training’ being the first and foremost. But don’t worry, mumma will take it slow & easy with you on this. And then we need to prepare ourselves for going to a Play school- yayyy, that sounds fun, isn’t it?

While in some way i try to teach you new things all the time, but in the real sense I have a lot to learn from you, my little angels.
The way you explore each & every corner of your home everyday and still come up with new and adventurous stuff, I see how you find happiness in the smallest things. A glimpse of bird in the balcony, stalking the ants, gazing at the stars and showing us everyday how you can jump so high – I love the way you are growing up being happy & appreciative of life’s smallest things.

My dearest K & A, thank you for opening a wonderful life for your dad & me. We can’t thank you enough for bringing in so much love, so many kisses and so much happiness in our world.
I love you. I love you. I love you.