Unexplored Territory

Friday, March 23, 2007

So in love

I am so madly, completely in love with this little man.

This little man, who can be exasperating sometimes to the point of complete and utter exhaustion, is a complete joy to be around.

He has an insatiable appetite for learning new things. He has been sitting back here on my bed for the past 30 minutes, either drawing or writing. He can occupy himself for hours on end.

He puts himself to a task, and he doesn't come off of it until he is 1000 percent bored, or he has completed what he wanted to complete.

The sheer enthusiasm of this child is astounding to me. I wish that I had 10 percent of it.

All things are new to him. He could be bored in school, but he isn't. He views each and every task as an adventure. He never once complains that he is bored (unless he is doing something he doesn't want to do, which is rare). He never once asks me for things to do.

Altough it is a challenge to pick up all of the papers he leaves around this house, those papers are a precious reminder of his gusto for learning.

I am so in love with this little man with whom God so graciously blessed me.

Labels: learning, the Door Man

6 Comments:

Anonymous said...: What a great post. You should submit it to Pass the Torch Tuesday where they look for posts that catch kids being good. This is perfect for that!; 2:54 AM
Anonymous said...: He is such a sweetheart! His appetite for learning new things is amazing. Do you wonder what our little men will be doing 10,20 years from now??? Uh have a big lump in my throat now.; 8:38 AM
Anonymous said...: I am also in love with your little man! He is a gem! Never ceases to bring a smile to my face...; 1:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Amazing, isn't it? I never knew I had that much love inside me until my little man came in to my life!

Beautiful post...; 8:09 PM
Adventures in Baby Fat said...: Such sweet sentiments. My brother used to be like that but it was with drawing. Hours on end. This picture even reminds me of my brother a little. Fleeting moments.; 2:10 AM
Mamacita Tina said...: Such wonderful traits to have. I bet his teachers adore him too!; 5:31 PM

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I'm a mom of three peeps ... Queen Bee, The Door Man, and the Chandelier Monkey, and wife to Ace, the Helpful Hardware Man. I created this space to get away from the people known as my inlaws, and because life with three kids and a hubby is all Unexplored Territory.

The nine-year-old who seems to be growing older every minute, has an opinion and a comment for everything, and has a true servant's heart.

The seven-year-old who loves the organization of things, will someday be someone's therapist because of his kind soul, and will more than likely be living with us until he is 40 years old.

The five-year-old with the 13-year-old attitude, who has a dictator's personality, asks you to watch her all the time and say "hold on" to keep your attention, and will someday come home on the back of some dude's motorcycle with 10 tatts and a body piercing or two.

The man of the house, the fixer of things, the winner of prizes, and the only person in his family to escape the South.