Do You See What I See?

It's been two and a half months since my last post, as it turns out, this whole parenthood thing is more than a little time consuming. I try to stay as reflective as possible, not wanting to get caught up in the past but not forgetting where I came from and how I have achieved what I have achieved.

Reflecting on where I have been and what I have seen at this stage in life is fulfilling. If I were to make a short list, it would read something like this:

My wife's eyes as we said "I Do", Big Ben, Trafalger Square, Thames River, Churchill's War Room, London Bridge and the Crown Jewels, Eiffel Tower, Seine River, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre, Mona Lisa, Rome, The Colosseo, Sisteen Chapel and The School of Athens, The Vatican, Trevi Fountain, The Pantheon, Florence, Duomo, Assisi, Venice, Michelangelo's David, New Year's Eve in Time Square, celebrating in "Cubbyville" after a win, Napa Valley Vines, Sunset in the Rockies, walking across the Golden Gate and on and on...

The previous list took about six years to compile, the following list trumps the previous and has only taken eleven weeks:

One Last Push, his eyes for the first time, my son nursing, dirty diapers, spit-up, a cry in the night, a sneeze, a cry in the day, a curled lower lip in combination with an ear piercing scream caused by inoculations, a smile, a splash and a kick in the bath tub, a coo, a yawn, attempting to vocalize, a laugh, a grab, his mother comforting him, the tight grip around my finger while we play and his innocent pupils just before he slips into his dreams as I lay him in his crib.

Recently, I haven't wanted to do anything except: hold, play, read, rocking and loving on our blessing (explains my lack of posts). There is a new constant in our life that is apart of an old constant and I look forward to Seeing us through. I look forward to making new lists together.