The last few days I have been overwhelmed with enjoyment of this phase of life I'm in right now. That is not always the case (surprise, surprise-!), so I am especially grateful for these times.
With the majority of my time and attention spent "mothering," this is where most of these little joy gems occur. Lately, Caitlin walks around babbling, stringing together all the words she knows, occasionally looking up at me to give me the joy of figuring out what it is she's just stated. I'm getting pretty good at this game, although still not a pro at deciphering her versions of "book" and "bug" from one another...
Or when I'll peek down at Connor as he's nursing to catch his soft blue eyes looking up at me and he lets out a little coo or gurgle and a little grin and my heart just melts...
I can't help but smile to watch the interaction between these siblings now that Connor recognizes his sister and smiles when she's close. Caitlin's such a little mama to him already, taking care to always make sure a soother is nearby in case of a crying emergency (and describing to you in full two year old clarity that the soother is for when Connor cries, "wah wah wah").
I find myself daydreaming about who Caitlin and Connor will become, about what they'll look like in five and ten years, about how they'll be. It fills me with such joy to think of the God-filled future they will have and that I can enjoy this time with them as they start on this journey, learning how to make sense of life from scratch.
7 comments:
How sweet and enlightening:)
I loved this post, Allison! I can relate to everything you said. :)
One to two was my easiest transition. I loved watching the sibling thing happen between my kids! It just gets better and better.
Sorry, that last post wasn't from Evan, but from his mom. :) He was one of the kids I was referring to though when I said watching the sibling thing happen kept getting better!
So glad you are enjoying it!
aww, this is sweet. Enjoy every second of it!!
Precious :)
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