Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Reflections: What doin now daddy?

So I had a quick minute away from my daily busy Wednesday routine, and I found myself thinking about Isabella's latest funny little quirk. Anyone who has kids can tell you that one of the most entertaining things that parenthood has to offer- has got to be listening to your children grow up, listening to the things they come up with.

I gotta say, it is so interesting (and yes entertaining) to watch Isabella grow. She is SO VERY intelligent, she loves to read and sing- and come up with games to play. Her latest quirk is she'll ask: "What doin now daddy/mommy?"

And just like that shes got a new game. She no longer REALLY wants to know what we're doing. I think that's just a secondary plus to asking her question. No- what she really wants to do is play the game.
Isabella: "What doin now daddy?"
Daddy: "I'm driving the car sweety."
...Wait about 15 seconds...
Isabella: "What doin now daddy?"
Daddy: "I'm driving the car sweety, we're going home to visit mommy."
...Wait another 15 seconds...
Isabella giggling: "What doin now daddy?"
Daddy: "I'm still driving the car silly."
...guess what- 15 seconds...
Isabella holding in the laughter: "What doin now daddy?"
Daddy gives in to the chuckle: "Youu know what I'm doing silly!!"
Isabella bursts out laughing
I love how having children has brought a certain balance to my somewhat stressful and chaotic life. She is really amazing, to think that when daddy is worrying about daily adult things to worry about, she's there just having a little blast. My wish is that all adults at some point will be able to tap into that youthful reserve of giddiness and laughter- and hang onto it. Tap into that place and forget about daily concerns.

Be a kid for the rest of your life. That's my wish.

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