It’s been 4 really long days filled with airports, airplanes, meetings, and now I’m heading home. <\/p>\n
Last night was an amazing night with Louise and Lizzie’s crews. <\/p>\n
It made me want to see mine even more. <\/p>\n
On FaceTime tonight, the babies gave me big kisses. She can speak so well now, and she expresses emotion so boldly. He’s just so darn handsome I can’t take my eyes off of him. <\/p>\n
It’s almost worth waking them up when I land and getting a big kiss out of them both. Almost… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s been 4 really long days filled with airports, airplanes, meetings, and now I’m heading home. Last night was an amazing night with Louise and Lizzie’s crews. It made me want to see mine even more. On FaceTime tonight, the babies gave me big kisses. 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