So Sweet

The girls and I have firmly established our own little routine. Evie sleeps on and off all day. If we are out, she can go the entire time in the sling dead asleep. If we aren't doing anything in particular, Tilly and I will walk around, either doing a grocery shop or at our local park, with Evie in the pram - also fast asleep (as long as the pram is moving). Tills and I are having many a great play date at the park. Evie is a little Koala and loves nothing more than to be asleep. Though at home she finds it hard to go to sleep without me. But we get through our days easily and I am loving this time that I have now with my girls. Tilly has grown so much. She loves to walk with me around town holding the pram and being a big responsible girl. I took her to the local market the other day which was a big long walk and she handled it without a second thought. As long as Evie is awake at 5 and until 7 she will then sleep all night, with just one wake up at around 1 or 2. Such is her penchant for sleep. I get Tills into the bath, while she is there I bath Evie, we have dinner and then it's brush teeth time and onto the bed for Tills "Jesus songs". While I was last in Australia I looked online at Koorong and found two great CD's, contemporary Christian songs sung almost like a lullaby. For over a week now I have been singing the songs to Tilly while feeding Evie in Tilly's room. They both fall to sleep to my untrained voice as if it is the sweetest thing they've ever heard. Indeed Tilly runs to the bed to get ready for it. No fussing about whether or not she wants to go to bed (afternoon naps have now been extinguised). It's almost like it's the highlight of her day. There are 15 songs on the CD and by about 6 she's out to it. But I stay there feeding Evie and singing my head off and getting her into a deep sleep. By 15, Evie is totally out to it and ready to put down on her bed. This evening we were a little ahead of ourselves and ready for bed by 7. Which is slightly too early. So Tills and I sat there in the semi dark talking about our day, about the songs, which one was her favourite and which one was mine (each one as it came along apparently). And I told her today that it was Uncle Josh's birthday party, his 40th. And all the family will be gathered together to celebrate the 40 years of his life, everyone except us that is. She saw a water bottle and noted that it was Nanny's and that Nanny had given it to her. I asked did she miss her Nanny and Poppy and she said yes she did. And she said she missed me too. I asked her how that was possible as she spends her every waking hour with me. She said she missed me today while she was sitting in the shopping trolley and I had walked off to get things (she was with her Daddy). My heart just melted. There is a season for everything. We were not able to celebrate with my family my brother's 40th, but I have my little family here and this season of my life might just be my most contented. We won't always be here in Taiwan, that is for certain. And even though I miss my family and my home dearly, what I have here now - this season, is truly precious to me.