Time is a funny thing, I know I have written about this in the past, but last night I couldn't help but be reminded of just how fleeting time can be.
I was sitting with my son and daughter on a chair that was barely big enough to fit us. My son decided he wanted to sit up on the arm rest and there we sat reading Snuggle Puppy, by Sandra Boynton. This book is a regular in our reading cycle given that it celebrates love, and dogs. But the book wasn't the reason that I was reminded of how quickly time passes. As we were sitting there reading our book my wife's phone rang, now normally I have a policy that I won't let the phone interrupt something like this, but given that it was my wife's dad, I took the call.
He was wanting to check up on our son, who has been sick recently.... Right after his sister just got over being sick, but that is another story. As soon as my son knew who I was talking to he wanted to talk to him. Now mind you this isn't the first time my son has tried to talk on the phone, generally he hears what people are saying and motions his answers to them, he doesn't generally say a whole lot, nor does he stay interested for very long. Not last night, while he was on the phone I watched him listen to each sentence and respond, in words and in his gestures. This continued for almost five minutes.
As I watched him I was overcome with the sense that our little boy, wasn't going to stay so little for very long. He is changing daily, his personality bursts out of his little body. I have to admit that I am in no hurry for him to grow up too fast, I mean with that I know will come the day that he won't want to hold hands, or be tucked into bed and kissed good night.....
Thankfully as I watched our dynamically changing two year old son, I held our 5 month old daughter.
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