Raised eyebrows and secret glances
Tonight Matt and I made up some brownies after Julia went to bed. He loves when we bake up special treats, and its a really great bonding thing for us to do. It warms my heart to think that maybe one day he’ll look back fondly on these late night baking sessions. Whenever we bake, he gets to stay up late to try some of his creation, so I know that must make it stand out in his mind. Tonight was the first time that he cracked an egg all on his own. I had to fish out a little bit of shell, but even if I have to eat some shell, it’ll be worth it. The expression of satisfaction that he had on his face after he did it by himself was just so precious. I pray that throughout his life I’ll be able to witness thousands of moments like that. I can’t even describe it in words.
After we finished baking, I let him have some of the melted “butter”/ melted chocolate chip / sugar mixture that you make up before you sift the flour and add the eggs and vanilla. He was so psyched. I also let him steal a couple of chocolate chips as we made up the batter. Very exciting stuff
Then, after we cleaned up, I sat down to check my email and he walked past me and gave me a little eyebrow gesture with a girn that just melted my heart. I can’t even explain it, but it made me want to cry happy tears. It was just one of those little secret glances that said that he knew what I was thinking and I knew what he was thinking. He had one of Juli’s binkies in his hand, and he knew that I wasn’t going to take it away (Joe very well might’ve) and that glance spoke volumes about how I wasn’t going to rat him out on his little secret and about how we had just had an awesome time.
I’m so glad that God has allowed us to share in the creation process. I feel so blessed to be able to nurture my children into being all that they can be. Its just breathtaking. I can’t even imagine how God must feel as He watches us…