Enjoy Them Where They're At

As I was washing dishes this morning, by boys were playing on the floor. Caleb, who can now sit up on his own like such a big boy, was playing with some toys and 'talking' to Ethan, while Ethan colored with Color Wonder markers(one of the best inventions ever). As I watched them play and love and enjoy each other, I was reminded to enjoy them at whatever stage they are in. I tend to think towards the future too much; how nice it will be when Caleb can walk, when Ethan can dress himself, when I'll get a full nights sleep. And while these are all good things, and should be looked forward to, I can't forget to also love and enjoy every stage.

I do love my children. I definitely believe that I enjoy them. And I hope to always enjoy them, even when they are no longer my child, in the sense of my authority over them, and are instead my peers.

Personally, I hope to be finishing up having babies around the time that my children start having children. This may sound strange to some, and, who knows, God may have it that I have no more children after I turn 30. I'll be happy with whatever God has for me. Right now, though, at this moment, while I have two children a little over a year apart, and sometimes it seems like certain things will never end...I know that someday it will, and I don't want to regret not having enjoyed them when they were little.

They are growing up so fast...so fast that I have trouble remembering that Ethan was once as small as Caleb. Thankfully we have taken a lot of pictures. I have trouble imagining just what Caleb will be like as he gets bigger, and goes from being a baby to toddlerhood. And while I am enjoying this stage where he isn't yet mobile(beyond rolling), I also know that I will enjoy him when he is walking, running, jumping and yelling, just like Ethan.