Life changes.

Necklace

The kids got over their stomach bug pretty quick. It was afull 24 hour thing. I was down with the same thing for the next two days.Austin had to stay home from school just so he could help with the kids andmake sure I was eating and drinking. Austin was then down with it two dayslater for two days and I was taking care of him and the kids. I love Austin buthe is whiny when he gets sick and I was ready to literally leave him and justtake the kids but I couldn't do that to him. I sucked it up and sighed under mybreath and did whatever he asked and made sure he took medicine and ate anddrunk.

After the stomach bug thing everything went well. Midtermsand Finals went great for both of us. The kids are getting along so well. Aidenand Aubrey aren't fighting anything like they were. The twins are crawling andAdam is working on standing.  Invitationswere sent and we have been getting RSVPs since. Aiden's birthday is in a fewdays and the twins is a few weeks after that. I have been running around likecrazy working on things for Aiden's birthday and the twins first birthday.

I walk into the house with a bunch of bags and Austin turnsand looks at me smiling, "Did you have fun?" I laugh and shake my head, "Oh, Ijust love dealing with people who don't know anything and can't do a simplething like ring me up." He laughs and comes over and grabs the bags from me andgives me a kiss. "You are so grumpy lately." I look at him and he smirks at me,"But I love you." I shake my head and walk into the kitchen to get a soda. Iwalk back into the living room and sit down as I watch the kids play with eachother on the floor. Aubrey is playing with the twins the best she can and isbeing sweet with them.

Austin moves closer to me and puts his arm around me pullingme to him. "Are you okay?" I nod, "Why wouldn't I be?" He shrugs, "I don'tknow. You seem off. You are grumpy and normally you are happy go lucky andalways fun to play with but lately I just try to stay away." I look at him andhe removes his arm from me and puts his hands up, "I didn't mean anything byit." I lean back against the couch and watch him stand up and take off to thekitchen.

I don't know why everyone keeps saying I am grumpy lately. Ithink I am fine. I am planning two birthday parties and a wedding, I am justbusy and tired. I look over at Aiden watching television and smile at how bighe is getting. He mostly stays to himself and tries to stay away when Aubreygets in her moods. I look at Aubrey and see her trying to teach the twins howto do a puzzle. She is so kind with them and tries to help them so much. Iwatch as Asher takes a piece of the puzzle and places it in his mouth andAubrey yells out before getting up and walking away. I laugh and bend down andeven though the piece is big I take the piece out of his mouth and place it onthe ground.

Austin walks back in and sits on the couch before handing mea bowl of ice cream and sitting back to eat his own bowl. "Thank you." Hesmiles at me before turning towards the television, "No problem. Ice creammakes everything better." I smile warmly at him before eating my ice cream.

I watch as Austin takes my bowl from me and take them bothinto the kitchen to put them in the sink. Aiden comes over and smiles up at me,"Mahhmah." I laugh, "Momma." He looks at me and I smile, "Yes baby?" He grabsmy hand and slowly starts to move, so I get up and walk behind him as he holdsmy hand and leads me away. I follow him down the hallway to the twins room. I pushthe door open and he takes me inside. He walks me over to Adam's crib andpoints at it. "That's Adam's bed baby." He keeps pointing and shaking his head.I bend down to his height to see at his level what he is seeing. I still don't seeanything but the crib. "Aiden, baby, I don't see what you are trying to showme." He starts to point more and shaking his arm as he does it. I look at thecrib and pick him up and pop him on my hip as I look at the crib, "What am I missingbaby?" He points down and I look into the crib and see it empty. I look at himand he starts to move towards it. I place him down in it and he moves aroundfor a second and then holds out his hand to me with a necklace in his hand. I lookat it and gently take it from his hand to examine it. I have never seen thisnecklace before.

I pick Aiden up out of the crib and place him on my hip as Iwalk out of the room with the necklace in my hand. I walk down the hallway intothe living room and place Aiden down and watch him run away to go play.  Austin walks into the living room with a sodain one hand and a piece of fruit by the foot hanging out of his mouth. I holdup the necklace, "Do you by any chance know where this came from?" He shakeshis head making the fruit by the foot shake with him.

He pushes the fruit snack in his mouth and chews it as hewalks over to me to examine the necklace. He looks down at it and shakes hishead again, "I have never seen that." I look up at him confused, "Me either."He smiles and laughs, "It must be Hanna's." I nod, "Yeah, it must be. I willsend her a picture real quick to ask her." I walk over to my purse and take outmy phone. I put the necklace down on the table and flatten it out. I click mycamera on my phone on and take the picture. I look at it and type in Hanna'sname and a quick message before pressing send. I pick the necklace back up andlook at it again. 

My phone beeps and I look down and see That's not mine flash across my screen. I look at the necklace inmy hand and walk into the living room confused. Austin looks at me, "Was ithers?" I shake my head, "She said it's not." I walk over and sit down next tohim and he shrugs, "That's weird." I nod as I look down at this necklace in myhand. Who does this necklace belong to?