19 months going on 19 years

I amazed at how much our sweet boy is changing. I mean he is growing up much too quick. I try to remind myself of just a few short months ago when he wouldn't crawl, much less walk and how I longed for him to "catch-up". Well he has. Lately our biggest battle has been the high chair. He simply refuses to sit in one for more than thirty seconds. So, last night we went to our favorite local BBQ joint for dinner. Steven & I decided to let him sit in the booth with us without even a booster seat. I just wasn't ready to battle. Do you know that sweet blonde haired boy was an angel for the first time in public in months?! He sat quietly on his bottom and ate a good portion of his food without any kind of struggle. He even sweetly signed more. He even spoke the word "more" while he signed. His vocabulary is picking up. He surprises me just about everyday now with a new word. He is just amazing.
I must say, I'm a tad bit emotional in regards to him here lately. For those of you that don't know, I'm a radiation therapist and I see some pretty sick people. Well, right now we are treating a little girl (just a bit older than Sie) from Haiti. I have watched that baby's mom be so brave and trusting...it just overwhelms me. I wonder how I would be in a strange land with an unfamiliar language. I just don't know. Sometimes I get so caught up in silly stuff I forget how blessed I am. The past few nights, I've held my sweet boy and touched his hair and his perfect little face. I've watched him sleep and just thanked God for him.
I'm going to try to enjoy every stage (even the high chair aversion stage) from here on out. It's hard not to long for the time he can tell me exactly what he wants or what is hurting. I'm going to enjoy my "baby" as long as I can. ;)