Marvel

Wade and Tessa are in Utah for about 5 days, leaving me and Bode to have some one on one time. I'm loving every moment. Friday night I rented, "Eat, Pray, Love." I have to rent those types of movies when Wade is gone. There was a scene in the very beginning of the movie when Julia Roberts frustrated by her stagnant life proclaims to her friend, "I want to go somewhere where I can marvel at something!" My immediate thought was, "Someone should tell her to have a baby." I have been holding and cuddling and marveling at this beautiful babe. There are many things and places to marvel at in this extraordinary world we live in, but a newborn baby tops the list.

When out and about with Bode I often get comments and questions from kind and curious people. Mostly asking how old he is, is he my first, telling my how sweet or cute he is. But the other night at Trader Joes, I was in the frozen food aisle when an older gentleman peeked over my shoulder and said, "Hey there buddy, look at you, just starting out. You're just starting out! Good luck buddy, I'm sure it's going to be a great ride." I loved it. A kind stranger wishing a little one the best on his life journey just beginning. I left the store with my mind humming, wondering just what Bode's ride was going to include. I took a moment and flashed back at my own life, all the things I have been apart of, the places I have traveled, the people I've met, all that I have learned and couldn't help but wonder what lies ahead for both Bode and Tessa.

Have you heard Taylor Swift's new song, "Never Grow Up"? I hadn't until last night on Pandora, after returning home from the grocery store. Yowsers, there's a tear jerker. Add a brand new baby in your arms, so fresh from heaven, nary a mark or scar, bad decision, jaded point of view, broken heart or regret, and it'll have you down right weeping at the loss of innocence that hasn't even happened yet.

(Click for Never Grow Up) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br7O1lrclNs&feature=fvwrel 

While not even half way through it, I feel like I have been the recipient of a very rich, great life. Considering how much life I still have left to live, leaves me nodding my head and smiling when thinking of the kind man at the grocery store, these babies, these kids are just starting out. Just barely starting out. I so often look at my babies and lament how quickly the time is going, simultaneously loving and mourning the fleeting moments. What a gift it is to be a part of their ride. While I often want to freeze them where they are, hit pause, or even rewind, I am eager and excited to see where their journey takes them and hope I can be a positive contributor to it.