Ok.. we didn't buy a zoo, but we did go to one. Overall, Lucy was unimpressed.
She couldn't care less about the lions, and tigers, and bears - oh my. Most of her day was spent with very few smiles. She was, however, very excited by the - wait for it - turkey.
The turkey. The one animal in the zoo that is not a typical a zoo animal. So, while I could have taken her to a field early in the morning to see one, this zoo turkey resulted in the face below accompanied with laughter, so I'll take it!
Seeing her eyes light up when she came face to face with that turkey for the first time just made my day. One of my favorite things about momming this little girl is experiencing her firsts right along side her. I absolutely love being there to watch her see new things, try new things, taste new things.
With each new Lucy experience, I realize that I take a lot of those things for granted in my life. I no longer get excited about the sweet taste of a banana, vacuuming is not funny to me, and paper is not incredibly interesting. These things, the smallest, the most mundane - these things are fresh, new, incredible to her. And that, I don't take for granted.
This little person who didn't exist 9 months ago, is seeing, feeling, learning everything for the first time. She's come a very long way in a very few short months. Eight months ago, she couldn't hold her head up for more than two seconds. Now, she's mobile, pulling up on everything, eating solid foods, learning to walk, and absorbing more than I can even imagine. The only word I can think of to describe it is.. cool. It's SO COOL!
So these days, as I re-experience her firsts, I promise not to take them for granted. I promise to watch the dogs play fetch with laughter. I promise to find excitement in standing, walking, running. I promise to smile at the simple and marvel in the mundane. I promise to look at life through the eyes of a little one.
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