Seven months ago, I stepped away from writing--not because I had nothing to say, but because I was living something too big to pause and put into words. I was pregnant. And now, I'm a mother of two. this is the story I've been living. Can you imagine welcoming a newborn... just as your first baby turns one? Two babies. Tow completely different needs. One mother--learning, adapting, and loving in ways she never imagined. Would you sleep? would you cope? Would your love be divided... or would it somehow grow? The Plan We Thought We Had My husband and I always imagined having children close in age. We loved the idea of siblings growing up side by side--sharing childhood, milestones, and memories. It felt like the perfect plan. What we didn't quite understand... was what that plan would look like in real life. Our daughter was born on January 22, 2025. Our son followed exactly one year later, on January 22, 2026. Same day. Same birthday. Exactly 12 months apart. Let me sit wit...