For the first time...

If we could all see like an infant again... If we could see the world for the first time, again... What would our lives be like? I find myself saying to myself sometimes that I've seen a lot, traveled to many places and met many interesting people. And I find myself assuming that I know it all... I take the 'been there, done that attitude'. But when I look at the eyes of my children, when I really become present to the 'newness' that is 'newborn', I realize that babies explore and learn over and over and more and more each day - soaking in the world for the first time. If 'grown-ups' could just do the same. If I could just do the same... What would life be like? If every morning I opened my eyes wide-open to the world and saw everything as if for the very first time. Life would be new, exciting and filled with places, people and things to explore. Perhaps I will take on being like an infant... and see the world as if for the very first time.


(Mason is such a little rascal. When he was in the womb, he must have had the hiccups 3 to 6 times a day. Compared to his sister, Mason would squirm, wiggle, kick and roll constantly in my belly. A friend of mine told me that babies develop personalities similar to when inside the womb. Mason is no exception. What a handful he is! When his eyes open big and wide, you can't help but to surrender to his cuteness and give in to his rascal-ish ways.)

(As most parents would probably tell you, they get sleep when ever they can... Quiet moments are sometimes hard to come by. When I realized Kevin was asleep, I couldn't help but to sneak in this shot.)