Tonight I was sitting face to face with Luke while enjoying the fine art of conversation with a two-year old (before my two-year-old is gone forever in a few days.) Suddenly mid sentence he declares "I SEE me! I see Lu!"(He doesn't pronounce the 'k' in his name.) Apparently while we were talking Luke discovered his reflection in my eyes. He was pretty excited! He pointed his little finger right to my eyeball, then to my other one. "Two Lu! I see two me!" Then he started gleefully waving at his reflection. "Hi me! Hi Lu!" He grinned at his discovery.
It was one of those moments you just wish you could enjoy forever! Time could freeze right then, and I could stare into the beautiful face of my baby, and share in his joy and excitement, and be perfectly happy forever! I had to write it down, but it saddens me, because I know words can't capture the moment fully, and the details of his grin with his little baby teeth, the soft hand he placed on my chin to hold my head still for his viewing pleasure, and my own reflection in his blue eyes, are all already starting to fade. Those are the moments when you rely on hope that one day, in our next life, we will all enjoy perfect recall, and will be able to really remember moments such as these.
Please, Lord, please, let me always remember that moment when Luke discovered himself in my eyes!
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I know how you feel Shrlly. Brynn is going to be three next month. So sad. I wish I could just stop time sometimes.
Not Shrlly, Shelly. My keyboard is not the same since Brynn pulled all of the buttons off of it. Hmmm. maybe I won't miss her being two after all.
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