Reflection #14

If I tell you watching kids is an art it sounds very creepy. But the watching isn’t the art, the kids are. Watching my nephews play is such a great experience. With young kids you’ve watched go from a squalling newborn to a child of six it is amazing. Going to the nursery to see the babies is such an experience. When you hold the defenseless newborn in your arms for the first time you count fingers and toes and look at its perfect little nose, the lush eyebrows, the blue veins underneath the skin, and the tiny fingernails all come together to make one baby!! Watching a baby crawl for the first time or roll over is such a beautiful moment! The unbalance of a baby is so weird. Such awkward proportions! The head seems so fat! The torso is the longest part of the baby but some babies (like my nephews) have such a lanky body structure that it looks just like a miniature person! Watching the wonder that comes over a child’s face is breathtaking. It is such an indescribable feeling to watch children play quietly and help each other learn and grow, it seems like there could never be any dissension in the world and that there should be peace all around. Children have such over exaggerated expressions they’re priceless. When an 18 month old is examining a toy for the first time the surprise they show when it lights up when they press a certain button or it makes a screeching noise when it is shaken up and down without your help is the best feeling in the world. Especially when said child looks up at you like you made it all happen. There’s so much detail that goes into each expression and most people don’t realize it. Every child discovers his/her hand at some point in time and can spend hours just staring at it. It’s fascinating to do and to watch a child do. So watching kids isn’t creepy!