Auntie Jess

I’m “auntie” Jess, one of the girlies favorite fake aunts. I’ve known Brook since high school and we’re great friends. I was about 4 1/2 months preggers with my little Nathaniel when we found out Brook was preggers. Brook and I were belly buddies, we shared our first pregnancy experiences. It was cute, I was just a bit further along so I would warn her about what was ahead. Although I only had Nate kicking around in my belly, the girlies would fight and kick each other in Brook’s belly!

We would joke that Nate was a little ladies man and that Syndey and Carynne were his girlfriends. We live in the same neighborhood and giggled that he would be the “pimp” of the neighborhood with a girl on each arm. You can see in the picture to the left that we tried to start him early, but he doesn’t look very interested in the whole situation. I’m sad that Nate is too little to remember his friends and how wonderful they were. I miss our play dates, my girlie snuggles, playing the “stinky feet” game (Syndey always thought I had the best jokes, Rynners did not find me funny that often). I’m heart broken about the loss of these beautiful little angels. When we were pregnant together I had all of these visions of Nate riding his bike down to Brook and Jake’s and asking Auntie Brook if the girls could come out and play. Them going to school, riding the bus together. Maybe even one of the girls being Nate’s first kiss. Now I feel guilty in a way that I have Nate and the girls are gone. This isn’t how this is supposed to go, these situations like with the girls are supposed to happen to people you don’t know not one of your best friends. I was so excited that our children were so close in age, but now it’s this double edged sword where Nate does something and I wonder about the girls doing the same thing….what they would be doing now. I don’t want Nate to make Brook and Jake sad, but I don’t think that is something I can control. I love you Brook and Jake. I love you forever sweet little girlies!

Below is the last picture of I have of Nate and girls together. Taken Christmas 08, baby Santas. (Let me tell you how difficult it was to coordinate 3 infants for a photo shoot…whew!)