and then there were two

Where has the time gone? I feel like this is how I start every journal entry. I always feel like sooooo much time has passed since I've written last because usually - it has. So, I feel this huge need to fill in all the gaps and spill out all the various changes that have taken place in the days, weeks, months since my last entry.

Well, I'll just keep it simple here because there is literally no way I could catch up. Sufficie it to say, I've birthed another human being since my last entry!! A yummy little girl named LAYLA! Layla is a little over 7 months now (again reiterating how over due this post is). She is absolutely delightful, full of laughter, army crawling, and most of all, trying to keep up with her big sister Safiyah.

Al my worries that my "center-of-the-world" Safiyah would have a hard time adjusting to a world of being "one of two" were completely unnecessary. Safiyah LOVES being a big sister and ADORES her little Layla even more. I have to say that it is the most endearing thing to watch the bond being born between sisters.

As one of four girls myself, I couldn't imagine my world without sisters. Sisters are your built-in best friends, yet at other times your enemies. They are your anchors and in my case, my memory. I have very few childhood memories that are not shared by my sisters. And when I forget the who, what, when or why of a story, my sisters are there to fill in the details that I too often forget. My sisters are the fabric of my childhood and the framework of my life as an adult. I still don't feel like something has truly "happened" until I've shared it with my sisters.

I'm so excited for Safiyah and Layla to discover the beauty that is sisterhood. It is the best gift they'll ever give each other.