Lyla-Grace's antics

Lyla-Grace was looking at a scrapbook that I made for Ethan, the middle son, when he graduated from kindergarten. She sees mommy & daddy. She says, “Look mommy, there’s nana.” She starts naming all of her brothers...Luke, EE, Micah, and then she starts to flip the pages frantically. I tell her, Lyla, don’t tear it up!” she says in all her two year old wisdom...”Where me are, mommy?” I repeat her because that’s what I do as her mommy & she says, “Yes mommy, where me are?” I asked her “you can’t find Lyla-Grace?” she says “no mommy!” That’s so funny! She realizes that she is as much a part of Raineyville as the other characters in the book. She couldn’t find her picture and knew something was missing. Now in reality, she was there, she was in my womb, she couldn’t see her actual body, and she knew something was not right. Knowing that she belongs is such an important aspect in her little life. Knowing that we fit in somewhere and always have a place in this world is important. I’m so glad that Lyla-Grace at the ripe age of two knows that she always has a place to fit in. She realizes that her being a part of society is indeed a big deal as much as the next person. Luckily, Barney started singing something interesting, and I did not have to explain where she was at the time of Ethan’s graduation, but the smile and the insight that I got from her sweet little antics made a great story for my day! ;-)