Sisters or Twins?

(Michael - 2 weeks old, Maya - 6 weeks old, Gabrielle - 22 months)

These were the only three children on my side of the family the last time I was in Newfoundland and saw my sister and my mom. I can't believe it has been so long since I have seen all of them. Now we have two more cousins... Declan who is 12 1/2 months now and Roman who is 5 days old.


My sister Dayna and I have always been close. We have been nothing short of best friends our whole lives. So when we were in our early twenties, splitting the rent in our one bedroom apartment in Calgary, it seemed so logical to imagine our future children growing up together. Sure, at the time we didn't even know if we would ever get married, but eventually we both did. Dayna went online and found the man of her dreams and a year later they were married in a tiny ceremony in her friend's home. Then they moved across the country to Newfoundland and left me in Calgary (sisterless). They soon had a beautiful daughter (Gabrielle), and a year or so later, I too decided to try out the same website where Dayna met Stelios. Sure enough - it worked! I fell in love with a wonderful man, but he lived in the states - even FURTHER away from my dear sister. I moved to Oregon, got married in a TINY ceremony and a year later we had our first baby - a girl named Maya. Throughout our lives, people have said that my sister and I do everything alike, but this was uncanny. First finding our husbands the same way and then having a DAUGHTER first! Well, the story doesn't end there. Dayna then had a beautiful baby boy, and a year later so did I. Sometimes Dayna and I would joke that we were really twins that were just born 2 1/2 years apart. Perhaps that would explain why our sons (Michael and Declan) look so much alike.

With all that said, I feel as though I am breaking a chain by not having another child. I'm sure if I were to have another one, it would be a boy just because that's what Dayna had. However, Jeremy and I are VERY happy with the two beautiful children that God has given us.

Dayna, I miss you now more than ever. I miss being silly with you. I miss you telling me that my lipstick is too dark. I miss singing with you. I miss hearing you snore. I miss going to McDonalds at 2am after doing street ministry. I miss your children. But most of all, I miss just being close to you. I can't wait to see you next summer and to hold your beautiful children and watch them play with Maya and Declan.

Mom, I miss you too! I can't wait until you come here for a visit! Your bed is awaiting;)