The Green Couch

The green couch was a wedding gift more than 12 years ago. If you look at it closely, you can see the wear of those years, but for the most part it's still holding up well and it is by far the most comfortable couch we've ever sat on. When company comes over, I lose them if they sit down. They get too cozy and often look like they are going to drift off.

On this couch B and I used to hang out for hours and hours every day. I swear the two of us snuggled the first 10 months of his life. When I was pregnant with the twins and my belly was a duplex, I made up a place for him to sit, in the bend of my legs. We called it "B's Special Seat." When C and J were born we lived at my Dad's for six months, and the couch was with us there. I would spend most nights on the couch, sitting up, with a baby on each shoulder. I went without sleep through the night for FOUR SOLID YEARS. (I think that's why I cannot remember many details of when the boys were babies, I walked around in a daze) Now, we can still all fit on the green couch and we find creative ways so that I can still snuggle with three little boys. How much longer will I be able to hold all of them? I find myself becoming more and more like the mommy in "Love Your Forever..." I once thought she was an odd little lady, but now I see how fast time is slipping by.