Bella's Point of View

It was hard to imagine how time flew past so quickly. It was like every time I closed my eyes; the minute I would open them again I could see how my children grew before my eyes. It was amazing, I made sure to document every moment so I wouldn't forget one thing. Almost every giggle, every hiccup, or burp I cherished.

Zander, in this case did show developments faster than Kylie. He began to crawl at 5 months, and incredibly he could hum along to certain times of melodies; such as Edward's piano. The song that Edward had made for the two of them, Zander was able to hum along. It was a remarkable skill for his age; and I had to admit… this scared me. What if he did get the wolf gene passed to him?

Kylie, it took her longer to begin to crawl, it was just recently that she began to at 7 months. She seemed to be progressing normally. I wasn't so worried about her getting the gene, but… the possibility was always there.

Lately, things have been a little crazy around here with Christmas decorating, and preparations for a little Christmas Eve party. Charlie had thought it would be a good idea that we celebrate Christmas for the twins, since this was their first Christmas.

I couldn't disagree with him; this was incredible sweet of him to come up with the idea for the twins. It was a lot of work, but the house looked incredible. Alice had given us a hand with the decorating, and picked up some adorable baby Christmas clothes.

Tomorrow would be Christmas Eve, and to say the least, there was a lot on my mind at this time. For the most part, it was Sam. I didn't know what I was to believe about him… I knew Jacob had sent Emily here to talk me out of trusting Sam. So was she just saying things that she believed happened, or was she telling me the truth?

There was no way that I would know the answer to this… but what I did know was that Sam did care for these babies, so I wrote a letter, and sent a picture of the twins in their Christmas outfits to him. Again I wasn't sure if this was a good idea… I just had a gut feeling that Emily was speaking from a broken heart, not the truth.

"Bella," Edward's voice got my attention. "Love, are you alright, you were spacing out again." He watched me with concern.

My heart fluttered slightly as I felt his arms come around my waist, holding me close to his chest. I smiled looking up at him, and nodded. "Yes, just thinking."

"About Sam?"

I frowned. "I thought you said you couldn't read my mind."

Edward chuckled. "It's getting easier to guess." He then was serious, stroking my face. "I truly believe you are going the right thing Bella, I saw in Sam's mind, he was stable, he had complete concurrent thoughts, nothing dark or sinister, just pain, misery, and guilt."

"It's just… so hard to decide on how I should feel." I muttered, shaking my head. "I don't know if he would be worth the risk of putting the kids in danger." I spoke quietly.

Edward nodded slightly, and kissed the top of my head. "You are a strong, and brave woman Bella, I know you will make the right choice."

I blushed at his words, resting my face in his chest for a moment, until I heard two soft cries from upstairs. Glancing up towards the stairs I shrugged with a slight laugh. "Well, sounds like they are awake."

Quickly I made my way upstairs, and into the twin's room. Edward was right behind me. I went to Kylie, and quickly checked her over, knowing after a moment that she needed to be changed.

As I began to change her, I glanced over to Edward, seeing him do the same with Zander. Although, unlike Kylie, Zander was throwing a fit, he wasn't a fan of diaper changes. Honestly Kylie wasn't either, but she threw much less of a fit.

Once I finished up, I picked out a little white dress and white shoes for her. Her hair was really beginning to grow; it was black, and curled in soft ringlets down to her shoulders. She had slightly more fair skin, than Zander, his was clearly tan.

Kylie giggled, pulling at her dress, than quickly she looked over to Zander, watching as Edward dressed him. Zander had my dark brown hair, and dimples. He ate twice as much as Kylie, and when it came to his tantrums, it wasn't at all pretty.

When Zander was done, he pointed down at his stuffed bear sitting on the ground; frown on his face.

Edward retrieved his bear, and handed it to him, before picking him up.

Zander smiled widely and hugged the bear to him, relaxing close to Edward, but his brown eyes went to Kylie and I.

Kylie grinned and pointed to Edward. "Gaa,"

With a smile, I walked Kylie over to Edward, handing her to him. She sat comfortable on the other side of Edward, and reached for Zander's bear.

Zander glared, pulling the bear away from her. Kylie responded with her own frown, grabbing the bear right back. Crying began next, and gently I took Kylie away, bouncing her slightly.

"Shh," I chuckled, and walked her over to her little crib, getting the bear out of it for her, and giving it to her. She calmed down instantly, and a little smile came to her face.

Edward chuckled, shaking his head. "These two sure can be a handful."

That was an understatement.

I chuckled with him and nodded, as we made our way out of their room and down the stairs to the kitchen. I'm sure they would be realizing that they were getting hungry soon.

"They are, but I wouldn't want it any other way," I shrugged, and lightly put Kylie down into her high chair.

She made a disgruntle noise, shifting uncomfortably in her chair.

But it was Zander that threw a fit as Edward put him into his chair. Zander hammered his little fists on the table, a screamed, wiggling in his chair.
Edward and I both went to him, and tried to settle him down. But I knew this wasn't going to work, the only thing that would calm him down, would be to get some food to him.

I went to the fridge, digging through the baby food jars, getting out his favorite mashed up strawberries, and grapes. I handed the jar to Edward, and quickly Edward began to feed Zander.

This made Zander calm, just like I thought.

Kylie watched all of us, seeming to look serene. But I knew that she was just as hungry. I got her out some mashed pumpkin, and sat down in the seat beside her to feed her.

She ate quickly, sucking hard on the spoon, not pausing for one second. It was like she hadn't eaten in years. I laughed lightly, watching between her, and Zander. It was hard at times, but I loved every moment I had with my kids. And with Edward here helping, and supporting us as much as he does, I can't imagine life getting any better.

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