"James, will you be my husband forever?" I overheard Alyssa ask James this question one night.
Jonny and I decided long before we ever had children that we wanted a big family. We wanted our children to have someone else. A person to witness their lives, share secrets, fight with occasionally. Someone who knows what it is like to grow up in the same house.
For the longest time I got to be their friend, their playmate. Now they want to play by themselves. I get to be the assistant occasionally. I get to find things or fetch missing items. For the most part, they just want each other. It's bittersweet. I imagined my kids playing happily together. Laughter filling the house. I just didn't realize my part would be so short. I am excited for the future. I can't wait to see their relationship to develop and how others will fit into their dynamic.
Now I will just sit back and enjoy the laughter.
