look (day 19)

Joining with five minute Friday on the topic of look and incorporating it into my topic of waiting, Find out all about FMF here.

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I waited for each of them to sleep through the night. (One took longer than the other.) I waited for crawling and "mama" and first steps. And on some weary days I find myself waiting for more independence, for diaper freedom, for meals where they will be able to cut their own food. 

And in all of this waiting I sometimes forget to look.  I forget to look at the Duplo towers and houses made from leftover boxes.  I forget to look at the way they giggle with delight at the simplest things - a wrestling match on the floor.  I forget to look at the messes that I clean up every hour and the endless piles of books I read to them  as a gift of creative kids who don't require endless tv - they just want endless me.

Each phase of childhood - and as a result mommyhood - has it's trials and it's blessings.  I hope that I don't get so busy waiting to be out of this phase's trials that I miss looking at the blessings.

Stop.