I am searching for words here to try and introduce myself and my
family. This is one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do,
and I write a lot. To describe my family is something I don't think I
have ever tried to do, and I don't want to simply give statistics. I
really would like to welcome you in and give you alla real sense
of us. Of who we are.
I guess that I'll start with me, first. I'm
Miranda, and I am a very quirky, introverted stay at home mom. In a lot
of ways I'm a walking contradiction. Given a list of my favorite things,
it would go something like this: Babies, daisies, zombies, fine art,
cartoons, poetry, horror novels, cooking, baking, lame one-liner jokes,
Church, and European club music and stickers.
My husband Zack and I
have been married for 13 years now (sense my 18th birthday, as a matter
of fact) He is a hard-working, good man who loves his family and loves
God. He is not at home very much, but he takes good care of us and makes
us feel very safe and secure.
I love my kids with all my heart,
and we genuinely have a lot of fun together. Kyah is my oldest at 11
years old, and he is honestly my best friend. We love a lot of the same
things, and we hang out together all the time. On any given Saturday
night, you will see us sitting together eating candy, drinking sodas and
watching movies while laughing our heads off at each others sarcastic
commentary. He is highly intelligent and mature for his age, and a
wonderful helpful, loving big brother to his younger siblings.
His attention is very much in demand, and he is very patient and never complains about sharing his time with the littler guys.
Frankie
is my second oldest son at age 9, and Frankie is my eye opener, my
whole world changed when he was born. and not in any sort of negative
way. Born with Autism and chromosomal duplications, Frankie is completely
non verbal and functions like a very mobile and active 1 year old. He is
a sweet happy boy who is into everything all the time. Raising Frankie
has been the most beautiful, spiritual experience of my life, and I
wouldn't trade it for anything. My mother says that I changed the day he
was born. I don't know if that's true or not, but he is definitely my
muse, and I'm always writing poetry about him.
Kary is my 3rd son,
and Kary is all boy, that's for sure. His speech is limited due to
autism, but he is a tough little fella who loves trains, trucks,
monsters and bugs. He is feisty, sweet, and tons of fun. He walks around
the house like a boss,is quirky little personality keeps us all
laughing.
Noe, age 4, is our oldest daughter, and I never dreamed that I would have a
daughter like this. Total princess. Noe is a sweet, giggly, prissy
little girl-y girl who loves hello kitty, my little pony and all things
pink and sparkly. She is full of spunk and personality, and is honestly
the only one of my kids that has any little bit of a mean-streak at all.
No too bad, though, but she does like to tease. One of the very
smallest members of the family, no doubt, but this girl is definitely in
charge here!
Kira is our youngest ate age 16 months, and Miss
kitty, as we all call her, is the sweetest baby ever. No joking, no
exaggeration, she just radiates sweet all over the place. Kira is shy,
quiet, emotionally delicate, and very, very timid. She's a beautiful
baby, and I feel kind of sorry for strangers who approach her when we go
out to eat or to a store. They always get a very unsatisfying reaction
(either a dirty look or out-right tears) but the 6 of us who she knows
and loves are so, so lucky. She makes it very clear that she loves each
one of us with her whole heart, and she makes it impossible not to love
her back with extravagance.
This is a little glimpse into our
family. Not much, I know, but at least I feel as though it's an honest
one. Thank you for the time and the interest that led you to read it to this point, and please know that whether or not our lives are to be forever tied together through this beautiful child, I will always love you for that.
