Happy Birthday Cole!
Brother Duck turned 10 years old this morning. He is our crazy smart, never stop talking, Pokemon loving, Lego building, always inquisitive, only son.
I thought he was going to be our last baby. Actually, I had planned for him to be the last because he was a VERY difficult baby. He required very little sleep and completely gave up napping before he was 9 months old. Of course, God had different plans and how thankful we are for that. We actually announced we were expecting Kayleigh at Cole’s 1st birthday party. You could say that news made for a BIG surprise for everyone.
With only 18 months between them, Cole and Kayleigh were their own entity – two peas in a pod. They could play together for hours and fuss very little. The only time we had problems was when Grace tried to boss them around. That Sissy Duck, she’s quite a bossy character!
Kayleigh’s death has been hard on Cole. Not only did he lose his little sister, but he lost his wing-man, his buddy, his partner in crime, the one who helped him battle the big , bossy sister. It hurts my heart to see him miss her so, but we talk about Baby Duck often… how we know where she is and that heaven is so much better than here. We talk about how we would never ask her to leave heaven to come back down here to this broken world. Through our conversations we’ve decided we aren’t mad at Kayleigh for leaving us, we’re just a little aggravated that she broke in line. See, she was the baby, she was supposed to let the rest of us get to heaven first and she was supposed to wait her turn. Of course, when I think about it, her getting to the best part first is just how it should be. That kid could charm her way to the front of the line anywhere, why not heaven too?
So today, we celebrate our big guy – our Brudder (Brother) Duck. We are so thankful for him and his kind spirit. We continue to pray for healing in his broken heart knowing that God has great plans for him and his future!
Happy Birthday, Cole –
Love,
Mommy Duck💜
    