Enthusiasm. Ayden Jane has gobs of it! It is so much fun to be around her excitement for .... everything! When opening Christmas presents she jumps up and down declaring everything just what she always wanted. She asks what we have to do today and whatever it is she gets excited about it. Grocery shopping, "yippee!" Therapy, "Hooray!" Go to a playground, "Thanks Mom for taking me to the playground." A bubble bath, a few stickers, 2 dark chocolate chips, any sibling comes home, completing a puzzle or building a tower, a new toothbrush, going to school, doing anything with Sadie (the dog), a few minutes of wrestling... Everything is just met with such excitement and appreciation. Everything it BIG.
It is fun to watch and a bit overwhelming at times. The overwhelming part comes when things are met with the same passion but on the disappointing side. The total heart wrenching tragedy when a feat cannot be accomplished. The excruciating pain of the word, no spoken from Mom or Dad.
I am happy to say that most days we live in the blessing of her enthusiasm. There is a spirit of happiness and just plain fun about her. May the passion inside her always be close to the surface. I find it a great quality. I remember Noah being a bit the same way as a little guy. Just a huge heart, bundles of energy and a zest for life. I'm not sure where along the way we learn to dial it all back, but I think we all could use to allow a bit of passion for what excites us pour out more often.
It is fun to watch and a bit overwhelming at times. The overwhelming part comes when things are met with the same passion but on the disappointing side. The total heart wrenching tragedy when a feat cannot be accomplished. The excruciating pain of the word, no spoken from Mom or Dad.
I am happy to say that most days we live in the blessing of her enthusiasm. There is a spirit of happiness and just plain fun about her. May the passion inside her always be close to the surface. I find it a great quality. I remember Noah being a bit the same way as a little guy. Just a huge heart, bundles of energy and a zest for life. I'm not sure where along the way we learn to dial it all back, but I think we all could use to allow a bit of passion for what excites us pour out more often.
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