My babies turned 5 today ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜. I am so blessed to be THEIR mom. It is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but also the most fulfilling and enriching. Every part of my life is enhanced by having them in it and even in the very difficult moments of parenting, I can’t help but thank God for them.
For their birthday, I asked them what they wanted on their cake, expecting a nice compromise like PJ Masks, Paw Patrol or Mickey Mouse Alas, it was not to be. One wanted picture of the Lion Guard. The other wanted a picture of a Lizard (I’ll leave you to guess who wanted what!) In the end, we ended up with the theme Lion vs Lizard and they both loved it!

This incident is so typical of my experience of parenting them. They are as different as different can be, but they are each other’s world. Zhaki is super smart that even though I claim to be homeschooling him, most of what he knows, is self-taught. Zhani has an imagination that leaves me flawed as I watch him act out scenes from who knows where. Both of them have hearts of gold and the will of a bull. One of them sleeps through the night (mostly) while another sleep walks into my room every single night. One is a vegetarian and the other a would-be carnivore. They drive each other crazy but can’t bear to be apart.

It has only been five years, but I have been changed by having them in my life. May God grant us all a happy, fulfilling life as a family, so that we can witness who they will grow up to be one day. Happy birthday to my favourite 5 year olds.
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