With Aunt Anna
My baby sister, Anna, offered to keep Lincoln for the week while we were at Disney World. She's not a baby; in fact, she's got about 8 inches on me and legs that go on forever. But, being on the tail end of the nine of us, she wears the lifelong title of "the baby".
I didn't once wonder how Anna would fare with my tiny one for the week. She's a natural mother in the truest sense of the phrase. I did, however, wonder how Lincoln would do. I'd never been away from him for more than a few hours.
The day before we left, our two families went fishing. As Anna and I sat on a hill watching our boys and their Daddies play with worms and fill a bucket full of fish, she watched Lincoln for me.
The two of them together took my breath away.
There was something so moving and powerful in seeing the one I used to nurture - nurturing my baby.
I knew in that moment.
"The baby" would be entirely content in the arms of "the baby".
So precious!! What a wonderful blessing to have family like that...I wouldn't trust my sister with my kids, LOL!!! Well, maybe just for a few hours...but that's a whole other story! ;-D
ReplyDeleteOh Sarah, I love this post! Your writing was so tender (I can tell how much you miss her -- me too!) and the pictures were beautiful. Awesome job.
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! Its the greatest feeling in the world to be totally confident in the care your children are getting.
ReplyDeleteAww, Sarah! What a neat post. I think that helps to reassure the rest of us moms on how you were able to leave Lincoln for a couple of days. He was in wonderful, caring hands.
ReplyDeleteawesome, you are lucky to have such a great sister.
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ReplyDeleteAw, Sar... You and Anna are so lucky to have each other as sisters. I can feel the love. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet. I love the pictures. I can see you two are sisters!
ReplyDeletehow nice of your sister to offer. i bet they had a wonderful time together. and i can imagine your emotional reuniting.
ReplyDeleteLincoln is the most precious little boy and I'm sure your sister just fell in love with him being around. You know if I didn't have a job I would have been fighting to keep him instead.
ReplyDeleteI never had a sister, but hope someday my girls can enjoy sharing their families.
this was so sweet sarah. i love the pictures of them together - so precious.
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