My favorite Mary

Chapter 56: Life is getting back to normal

Two months later:

The Twins are getting so big. Brayden and Em are almost four months old now and they are growing so much. They are sleeping through the night and sitting up with assistance. Brayden is twenty-six inches long and weighs thirteen pounds and eleven ounces now. Em is twenty-four inches long and weighs twelve pounds and twelve ounces.

They are eating mashed potatoes and baby food now. Em looks just like her mom she is just as beautiful as Rory. Brayden favors his mom a lot but me as well. He is literally a perfect mix of me and his mom. Michael favors me more than Rory and Em favors Rory more and Brayden is the perfect mix of each of us. 

I know I shouldn't say this but I think Brayden is my favorite child simply because he looks just like me and his mom in a mini mixture. I love all our children and little Em definitely has her daddy wrapped around her fingers she is a daddy's girl. Brayden and Michael are mommy's boys.

Rory came down the steps holding both the babies and laughing with them. "There's daddy Em and Brayden."

Tristan rushed over and grabbed Em to help Rory out. "There's daddy's baby girl and my baby boy. He kissed them each on the head. Did you enjoy mommy time this morning? I know you did because you all love time with mommy. I can't blame you so does daddy."

Both twins were smiling at their daddy as he was talking to them and making funny faces at them. They were cooing and gurgling at their daddy. 

They both laid them on their mats on the floor and played with them for a little while. Tristan glanced over at his wife. He was so glad she was back to normal. Things were going really well with them since she had stopped the medicine. They had both her their surgeries and there would be no more children for them. 

We have the perfect family we don't need any more little ones even tho I know I will miss this and having newborns in the house. The new baby smell and enjoying the firsts for each of the twins but they had a perfect little family and Emily would have two big brothers to watch out for her. 

Michael was very protective of the babies and he helped out a lot when Rory was struggling with her postpartum depression. A lot of men don't understand how to deal with that condition when their wives go through it but lucky I did extensive training on it and I was able to help her through it. 

Christmas is in two days and everyone is coming to the house. Same protocol everyone coming over must follow. They had to stay completely home with no outside guests for two weeks and they all have to test negative before they can come in. 

The guys have stayed here or at Finn's house down the road so they are all clear. Lorelai and Luke have stayed home as have Emily and Francine, and mom and dad have as well. I have been getting the desserts cooked up as well as the cold items. 

We ordered all our gifts from Amazon and we all sanitized all the boxes and such. Our tree is already exploding with gifts just from us their Santa gifts are at Finn's house until time to put them out. 

I never truly understood the excitement of Christmas morning with a child until you get woken up by your two-year-old jumping up and down telling us that Santa arrived. The happiness in his eyes was worth every struggle and now we have the Twins for the first Christmas they realize what's going on to look forward to.    

Luckily Michael will still be excited and they can all three share that excitement. I love how my wife always surprises me with the best presents that I didn't even realize I wanted or needed. We did our own shopping for each other online as well. 

Christmas day at The Dugrey's home:

Michael ran into their room. "Wake up mommy and daddy, wake up. Santa came for me and the twins. Come on let's go see what he got us."