I started to write an email to my friend to introduce her to cody because she has never met him. It was turning into a novel, so I decided to blog about it instead. I could gush on and on about my kids. I love my children and I am completely amazed at how two totally different and unique individuals could both come from my womb. I look at them everyday and marvel at the diversity of God's beautiful creation.
Cody has a wonderful personality. He is a thinker. He is very flirtatious and mischievous. He has a special smile he likes to give where he looks at you and drops his chin down and grins. He is very sweet and loves to cuddle. He will often walk off and play for a few minutes and then come back for a hug or to hold my hand, and then he wants to go back to playing. Cody is fascinated by Lyla and follows her around watching everything she does. He thinks she is hilarious and laughs at everything she does. It is obvious that he really contemplates his actions before he moves on them. He listens when we say, "NO" (certainly a blessing for a parent!). When he chooses to speak a word, you can tell he has been thinking about it and practicing it in his mind before he actually says it aloud. He just recently started saying "book", "cookie", "lyla" and "mine". He says them all perfectly and clearly. He even combined two words today when he was telling on Lyla for taking his cookie! He said, "cookie da mine!" Amazing. Having said all of the above, what comes as something of a surprise is that Cody has the worst temper I've ever seen! When he gets upset, he often will try to hit himself or bite something. But the anger passes quickly like a flash in a pan. He is also very curious and inquisitive...he will carefully pick up a block and try to place it where it goes. He can quietly play by himself without requiring a lot of stimulation. I see him being an introspective kid that is always content with what he has. Until he hets angry, then watch out! He will need time to cool off and return to the situation. How different he is than Lyla!
Lyla is a dynamic person and a complete joy to be around. She has been so outgoing, self-assured and independent from birth. She never needed a cuddle with mom or any kind of reassurance of love. She waves goodbye casually when we leave her in the care of others...even if she doesn't know them! This was always a blessing when she had a different babysitter every saturday, but also made me wonder why she didn't have any separation anxiety from her own parents. I wondered if she even cared about her dear old mom and dad. To Lyla, strangers are just friends she hasn't met yet. She is quick to walk into any room full of people and say, "Hi, I'm Lyla!". Lyla requires constant attention and stimulation from people. She will completely disregard our attempts to discipline her if she thinks her actions are worth the inevitable punishment. Saying "no" to her is futile. She doesn't hear anything when she is intent on doing something. Lyla has never had an interest in puzzles, but she has such a knack for manipulation and scheming (puzzles of the human variety). She can make almost anyone fall in love with her. She is a social butterfly and melts hearts within seconds. Lyla is so smart. She is already learning how to read! Her letter recognition is nearly perfect now and she can sound out simple words when prompted. She amazes me daily with her sense of humor and her sassy attitude. I picture her growing into a difficult teenager who fights me with her strong-willed nature, which unfortunately she inherited from me. I also see her stepping out in faith to do incredible things for God's kingdom.
Both of our children are wonderful and I am so grateful that they are mine! I love them with all my heart in completely different ways. When I think about how much I love my children, it amazes me to think that God loves them more. Even more incredible, God loves me that much too. Me? Even before I became a believer, He loved me? Yes, He is our Father in Heaven who watches us all with that same adoration that we have for our children. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life". -John 3:16. A friend at a recent bible study brought up the concept of reading that most-quotable and famous bible verse with a new approach, with an emphasis on the word "SO". If we could only comprehend what that kind of love is like...if we could only wrap our minds around that kind of sacrifice, we would all fall on our knees in complete awe of our Creator! He. SO. loves. us.
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