To say that the past 23 months has been a whirlwind would be an understatement. I try to think back on how everything was getting ready for Levins and it seems like it was yesterday. Watching Levins and Rett grow the past almost 2 years has been amazing. Each one has had several milestones and each will be entering a new chapter of their lives on 8/9/17.
Cullie and I had always talked about having 3 children. We felt like that was a good number but really we are not in control of how many children God blesses us with. We knew that we wanted 3 for sure. Having Levins we felt like it was better to have a younger sibling to push her as much as possible. Rett does an excellent job in pushing Levins and sometimes challenging her to do new things without even trying. Rett is a big wrestler with me. Sometimes I feel like she is going to be the next UFC champion. She like to call it "Wrestlebania". We were in her room wrestling while Cullie was getting ready for Church this past Sunday and Levins was in there watching. Rett would do her normal 2 punches and a kick, I would then proceed to play tackle her. I noticed Levins in the corner unsure about what to do or what was really going on. Rett must have noticed to because she called Levins over to "Get Daddy". I was waiting to see what she would do. She did her typical scrunched face and looked down her nose. It was almost like she was sizing me up before the fight. She then scooted on her hiney as fast as she could up to me and proceeded to pat my stomach and stand on me. Almost as if she was saying she had won the "Wrestlebania". I picked her up of course and tickled her because I could not let her win (honestly she always wins). Rett then picked her up by her hands and proceeded to help "Levy" walk. That in itself is a huge deal for Levins and the fact that Rett wanted to be a part of it was pretty cool. The third time Levins face planted into a Paw Patrol truck but that is besides the point. I had a minor heart attack and was waiting on Cullie to round the corner and wear me out. Rett does not see delays in Levins. She helps to push her through them. She will not let her sister fail. I sleep easier at night watching these two interact. Mornings around our house are my favorite. Normally Levins wakes up first and is up screaming at the top of her lungs to let everyone know she is awake. Not screaming in a bad way just excited to be up. Rett normally sleeps through it. Not going to lie if I am home I normally sleep through it. When Rett comes out in the morning the screaming gets louder. It is all Levins can do to get to her sister to tell her "Good Morning".
Levins all in all is doing great. She is pushing right along with all her therapies. That child can eat some baby food, yogurt and ice cream. She will yell all day long and sign "Please" because she wants to eat. Seeing that is pretty special. She still requires a feeding tube at night and for water. We are working on sippy cups and other ways to get her to drink water. That will be the hardest of our swallowing. Hearing and watching her want to eat makes my day. She gets her desire to eat honestly. I did not help her out at all in that. I could probably snack all day. Who am I kidding I normally do.
Back to what I had intended to talk about. The newest member of the Mounts girls will be entering the world 8/9/17. If I forget that birthday it is because I can not add. I stay awake at night a lot lately, thinking about Lola Jean and what she is entering into. She will have an important role in our Family and really won't have much prep time. She is going to be the child that fly's around like we do. She will be born into a Family that will have 2 best friends already. I am sure she will be thrown into several "Paw Patrol" trucks in the future. I do know she will have older sisters that know the true meaning of life. She will know a love that only few lucky children will ever know. She will get several "Love" scratches and face smacks from Levins. She will also get the best cuddles. She will get the yell that means "I love you". I know she will be as tenacious as Rett. She will have to be to survive. She will also be just as sweet as her sisters.
The past week I have not slept hardly at all. I wake up thinking about everything. Mainly thinking about Cullie. Thinking about the mother she is and the woman she has become. She has more on her plate than most and doesn't complain. She is going to have a lot more on her plate now. I pray every night that God will show her the strength that she has. I pray that she knows how proud I am to have her by my side in life. I pray that she knows how lucky our girls are to have her in their life. God chose a special woman to mother our girls.
I know you are probably thinking these people are crazy. 3 kids below the age of 5. How in the world are they going to do this? If you aren't I am. I really think we are going to do life the same we have been the past 23 months. We are going to take one day at a time. We are going to love one another unconditionally. We are not going to sweat the small stuff. To be honest we really do not have time. We will probably order "take out" more than normal. I will learn to turn work off when I am home and finish things at night. I will have to learn that the garage will never be clean. That's a tough one for me. Mainly because we leave it open all the time. We will probably have dog foot prints on our floors some days. I will continue to open the dishwasher in the morning just to make sure Cullie's blood pressure can rise. To answer the question if we are crazy? Yes we are but crazy works for us. 23 months ago our lives changed forever. Our lives changed for the better. Tomorrow our lives will change again for the better.
Please continue to pray for my family. These girls are my world. One has 23 chromosomes and I love every one of them. Pray for a smooth transition. Pray for a safe labor and that everything goes as God has planned. Thank you again for following our Family.
