Peek-A-Boo
by Kym on February 14, 2012
What do I love most? The fact that she has an easter basket on her head, or the way that her hair is still curly from her evening bath? Those crazily blue eyes and the memory of her shouting, “Ah BOO!” and giggling like mad?
It has to be the lit-up-with-joy-ness of her. The luminescence. I feel like the world’s energy crisis could be solved if only we could find a way to plug in to THAT.
And even now, bone weary tired and eight days away from welcoming our fourth (and last) little one to the world, I can’t help pausing to marvel over the access to joy that these children of ours are. They open windows in my heart and mind both, and by that light I see and feel delights that I never could without them. Okay, so that sounds unbelievably corny now that I come to type it out, but that’s the truth of the feeling and I won’t let the backspace key eat it up.
6 comments
She is so lovely.
So I’m thinking we need to get together again. Soon. Wonder if there’s any way to make this happen?
by Eowyn on February 14, 2012 at 9:54 am. #
Seriously! She is such a super cutie. And I was just imagining everything you wrote and it was only after I finished reading that I realized I’d been nodding my head because: EXACTLY. They’re so worth all the hard parts. I wish I could meet your little luminous girl(s).
by LisAway on February 14, 2012 at 10:59 am. #
She’s so adorable . . . really, all your kidlets are! :) So excited for you to meet your last one soon! :)
by Kate on February 14, 2012 at 12:32 pm. #
So you’re having a baby in 8 days. And you’re reorganizing your blog. I’m doing a minor revision and I can’t even manage to make lunch (I’m having popcorn).
by Becca on February 14, 2012 at 1:57 pm. #
“I can’t help pausing to marvel over the access to joy that these children of ours are. They open windows in my heart and mind both, and by that light I see and feel delights that I never could without them.” Definitely NOT corny, but beautifully brilliant!!
So excited that number 4 is here! (And we are twinners again – fourth and LAST!)
by An Ordinary Mom on February 19, 2012 at 1:54 pm. #
What a sweet little sweetheart. So are the pictures of your new one on Facebook. We all need to enjoy these moments while they last! (Of course, being absolutely sleep deprived tastes just a teeny bit of the fun out of it… Here’s hoping you get back on a good sleep schedule very quickly.)
by Erin on February 20, 2012 at 10:52 am. #