Number Girl

Kyla is definitely a numbers girl. When she is quiet, she is thinking, and when she is thinking, 7 times out of 10, she is running numbers!

This morning while chewing her waffle she was thinking. And when she spoke:

5+1 is 6. 4+2 is 6. 3+3 is 6. Isn't that so crazy!!

...

60+1 is 61. 60+2 is 62. 60+3 is 63.

Me: What is 60+10?

Kyla: ... Sixty-ten.

Me: That's not a number.

Kyla: 60+9 is 69.

Me: yeah, and 10 is one more than 9, so what is 60 plus 10?

Kyla: SEVENTY!!

Me: What is 60 plus 20?

Kyla: Eighty!

Me: What is 400+400?

K: Hmmmm, I don't know.

Me: What is 4+4?

K: 8

Me: What is 400+ 400?

K: 800!

Then she goes back to thinking. And this type of conversation is not uncommon.

It is so fun to see her grow and learn, get glimpses of the person she is becoming. I feel privileged to be the person to know her the best. Even though others see that she is left handed and say she will be creative, perhaps an artist or a musician, you know, due to her long fingers ; ) I know that there is so much more to her. And that is part of my job as her mom, to know her and then to inspire her and motivate her. I tell her that she is special and God has a plan for her, just her, because He has created her just so. My perspective on being a mom and my calling as a mom, has been changed after reading the book The Mission of Motherhood

Raising kids is so much more than crossing your fingers and hoping they graduate high school without getting into major trouble. It's about parenting with a purpose and it's about raising individuals that were made for eternity. What a huge undertaking. Sometimes even overwhelming. Funny how something so big is so often downplayed by others. As a stay at home mom, there is no other job as important as this. There are not enough hours in a day for me to not feel this way. There is no other person on earth who should know my child better than I do.

*Stepping off soapbox... Now.*

So then we made this ; )