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Notice everything

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I want you to notice everything. I want you to notice how your child smiles. I want you to notice how your child bends down to pick something up, watch him as his knees bend perfectly, aligning with his hips, pay close attention while his hand reaches for the object, focus in on how his fingers come together quite effortlessly to grab the object, then he's up. Notice every time he looks into your eyes and really sees you. I want you to notice whenever he calls you "mom" or "mama" or "mommy". I want you to feel every hug, every kiss. I want you to notice how he eats the cookie you just gave him, crumbs all over the floor, gone in two bites. I want you to get teary eyed when he runs away giggling his head off because he thinks you're going to chase him. Hear the footsteps? I want you to. I want you to notice when he says a word you've never heard him say before, even if that word is "poopy". I want you to notice how easily he ca