The Riddle Rambler

I AM Watching. . .

So my kids have taken to demanding "Mommy watch" several times a day. Sometimes I hope they can't tell that I am really watching them with the eyes in the back of my head and not the front! Most times they can tell when I am just appeasing them with a mechanical response like that. But I am watching! I love witnessing Alaina's gentle touch with Matthew. I don't have many pictures of that, they are such covert and fleeting moments. I do see Matt's squint eyed, crinkle nosed, cheesie grins. I get lost in wonder and amazement so often when I watch Alaina 'read' a book after only hearing it one time, and getting it almost word perfect. And even Matt's mischevious endeavors, although often deserving of a wack on the bum, don't escape my humored attention.
I am watching their awareness of the world around them grow, and mature, and deepen. I am watching the tender, selfless side of Matthew blossom. And I am watching freckles pop up almost over night across the bridges of both of their noses. I see Alaina learning how sing the primary songs. . . delighting in the joy it brings her when she can get Matt to sing along, and on rare occasions she can even get Daddy to join in!

I am watching my life grow up right in front of me. Older, wiser, more beautiful and more stunning every second of the day. So while they can't always accuse me of not watching, the misdemeanor I am more guilty of is not reveling in these kind of moments more often. I thank God every day for the joy and the light and complete satisfaction I find in these two!