A window to the world

One of my favorite things so far about being a parent is seeing the world through Courtney's eyes. Everything is new. Everything is exciting. For Courtney, seeing Hunter 5 times a day is new and exciting, every time. Paul coming home from work is the best part of her day. When you go into her room after her nap, she flaps her arms in excitement and smiles with joy. It's like she hasn't seen you in years. It's amazing.

As an adult, or even as a teenager and on, we become so jaded to the world around us. As teenagers we're SO smart, we know everything and the beauty around us goes unnoticed. As a blossoming adult, we see the world as a place full of opportunity but something we can conquer, a place that owes us our next achievement. In our 20's we begin to settle into adulthood but we're still better and smarter than the big picture. And in our 30's we find our place and really come into our own. I don't know what happens in our 40's but I'm sure I'll find out with a new vision.


The world is a new place for me though. What I thought I knew isn't as it once seemed. What I thought I saw isn't as it once appeared. And I have Courtney to thank for that. I am seeing the world through her eyes. At this stage when she looks into the mirror, it's with wonder and amazement. She doesn't yet know that the baby looking back at her is an image of herself. We do things or go places and it's an entirely new experience. When was the last time you looked out the window and it was like you'd never seen a window before? Courtney will look out the window and squeal with excitement. She sees the bushes, the trees, the stupid squirrels, and it brings her joy. It takes her to a place that she's never been before. It opens her mind to possibilities that she never new existed.



I'd like to throw away the tinted glasses that cover my eyes and see the world through Courtney's rose colored glasses, for just a day or as long as she'll allow me.