As we were leaving the church the other night after a Relief Society dinner, Hayden was enjoying that looong hall of the church and running down it. Of course, his running adventure took him right past the door I was trying to exit. I had a diaper bag in one hand and baby in the other, so I wasn't in a position to do much chasing. A sweet gal I had invited to attend with me was walking out with me and was kind enough to take the baby from my arms so I could chase Hayden down. I retrieved Hayden and all of us proceeded out the door. Hayden looked up to notice that Lexi was in the arms of my friend Sandra and basically came unglued. He wasn't about to let his little sister be escorted out the door by anyone besides his mother.
I found it so sweet that first of all he wasn't jumping for joy at the thought of someone else taking his baby sister home with them instead. Bless little Hayden's heart. He's shown very few signs of jealousy since Lexi was born. The only time you know he's been feeling the change is for example if I give the baby to Neil and then take Hayden in my arms and snuggle him while wathching TV or because its bed time. He will lean right into you and doesn't want to leave.
I'm so thankful for the way each of my children have always been so thrilled to welcome their new sibling into our family. I can't imagine a single one of them not being here.
With that being said, it is interesting how we all do miss Jeremy on occation. When we first moved here, it was the absolute hardest on Porter. On days he was feeling the very loneliest, he'd ask me why Jeremy couldn't be here. I'd ask him why he wanted him here so badly and he'd say, "So I'd have someone to talk to." It's a never ending question of Abi's as to when her brother is finally going to come back.
Thank goodness we know this life is just a tiny peice of eternity.
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