It's been amazing, how my relationship with Lucy has changed & grown over time. As she has evolved from an infant whose existence was defined purely on the basis of physical needs and comfort to a complex, inquisitive, creative little girl; time I spend in her company has gone from being touch-and-go to being, more often than not, pure joy.
We still have moments where the "resistance to authority" trait rears its head; but that has really, really subsided in the past few weeks. Almost like she's gone through another developmental step forward that maxed her out for awhile and reached a more peaceable and happy state. It's really a cycle that's repeated itself over and over in her first three years.
It's hard to explain the extent to which our interactions, and the way in which I get to perceive this amazing world vicariously through her eyes exceed my wildest imaginations of how much a source of joy and precious a little child of mine could be. I get to see her break into spontaneous, uncontrollable galloping about in pure unadulterated happiness at the mention of stopping by a park on the way home from school. And listen to her sing 15-minute, stream of consciousness songs that would put Alice's Restaurant to shame. And play games of chess where one of her moves sends a rook up onto my knee. Games, conversations, and stories. Running, hugging, sharing a treat. True-Heart Bear underwear, coffee shops, and puppet shows. These are truly the best of times. Though in the heat of occasional, minor frustrations it can be a little tougher to remember, I know that this little girl has long since gotten to the point where she gives as much as she gets.
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I didn't hear you say anything about gettinga nature magazine for Lucy and reading that togther. Was that outragous? I know how you like to spend quality time with her. maybe that would satify two desires in one. Not as indepth reading, but I am sure that you would learn a thing or two. Less car adds I garrantee.
TClog - you're commenting in the wrong post.
Dan - that sounds about as good as can be. I can say little else than I hope that it continues.
Cory, Pat's right-wrong post. But...yeah, I didn't say anything about the other subscriptions in the house. Sharon has Mothering and Organic Gardening, and Lucy has The Big Backyard, which is a gift from one of her aunts. We read it some, but honestly, if we're reading, me & Lucy, it's generally books. I think when adults get special interest magazines-at least this is the way I see it-we're doing that rather than getting a book for the timely nature of some of the articles. That's not really an issue with kids. The issues they're more concerned with are somewhat more timeless.
Pat, thanks. Funny, for the last day and a half (kind of since writing the post), Lucy's been a little more whiney. Of course, that's kind of the whole nature of kids-especially at this age. You're sitting there wondering how you could ever find a single fault, and then two minutes later you're ready to do the "Pee Wee Boxcar Holler."
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