Monday, October 26, 2015

A whole new level of love


I can still recall the exact look on Dave's face when he held Max in his arms after my C-section, a mix of love and awe. I fell in love with him a little more then, just like I've done in recent days as he's held Ben.


I can still vividly recall Max being awed by Sabrina when she came home from the hospital. He was sweet with her from right from the start, and it made me melt. (To this day, he only gets upset with her when she teases him.)


Now I'm blissing out over the love the kids are lavishing on Ben. They want to be around him and hold him as much as they can. Sabrina coos at him all the time. Max regularly informs him, "I'm your big brother, Ben."



This little guy is making me giddy happy. Slow-dance-with-him-cheek-to-cheek happy. Sing-songs-to-him-about-his-cuteness happy. Cuddle-him-nonstop-can't-believe-he's-mine happy. But seeing the kids adore their new baby brother is love upon love upon love.

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 26, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    I'm feeling the love, too. These pics are gorgeous!

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  2. UnknownOctober 26, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    "...It is the accord of brothers/\That makes the harmony and happiness lasting"--The Book of Songs

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    1. Ellen SeidmanOctober 26, 2015 at 9:50 PM

      What a great quote! I will read it to Sabrina next time she teases Max.

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  3. UnknownOctober 26, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    Sabrina looks like a natural big sister! And that last picture is absolutely precious. Ben is a very lucky little boy. Enjoy him!

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    1. Ellen SeidmanOctober 26, 2015 at 9:50 PM

      Sabrina's like I was at her age: She adores babies.

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  4. Sabrina SteylingOctober 26, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    These pics just melted my heart, Ellen! Oh. My. Gosh. Talk about swoon! God bless all of you. <3

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  5. SLP KeriOctober 26, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    How do you manage to do so much and so well, Ellen?! Your blog is fantastic and so are your 2 kids and brand new baby. CONGRATULATIONS to a writer who brings sheer joy to oodles of readers and fans!

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  6. AllyOctober 27, 2015 at 2:36 PM

    I know this is a post about Ben/family (all adorable, by the way), but I just gotta say that I love the Brandeis Reunion shirt :) (p.s., there are some pretty cute onesies now - my favorite is "I major in napping)

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Thanks for sharing!