Stages of Life

I saw Kehinde crawl for the first time the other day and soon my delight turned into soberness. Yeah, I'm his mother and I am thrilled and thankful that he's crawling - a remarkable milestone in the life of any baby. All be it, it was hard that my little one (he was the littlest twin) is beginning to show signs of independence already. Such is life. Kehinde (the twin that is born second) in Yoruba legend is the egbon (senior) because he sent his twin (Taye) to go and see the world first. My Kehinde did show traits of an egbon right from the womb. He was in the most uncomfortable position and was smaller in size..it almost seemed like he sought the comfort of his twin above his own. Taye had a perfect position in the womb and has always been bigger, still is....hence my bond and protectiveness of Kehinde. Taye has this loud and dramatic way of demanding attention that makes me think he can take care of himself while in all honesty its his brother's leeway (subtleness and quietness) that gives such room. Kehinde was so small that I tended to him more, hoping that love, cuddles, and pampering will turn into layers of chubbiness..no luck there.Hence its humbling to see how far they have come and the miracle of it all..with the realization of needing to let go already!

My 4'11 pounder is growing and finding his way in the world on his hands and knees.

Pretty soon he will be on his two feet and running around with his brothers. Yesterday I was calling a daycare to inquire about spaces for them for 2008. Its hard to believe the pace of life at times so I am learning to enjoy and savor every moment with them. Morever, I'm learning from my boys about physical and mental growth everyday and I pray that the Almighty will help me to depend on Him in my own life for growth. More often than not, it is easy to believe that standing on ones own two feet is the highest achievement. Standing on two feet mean different things for different people...for some it is buying a house, for others it might mean making their first million, for a pastor it may be a congregation of 5,000. However I hope I never nurse the feeling or think that I have attained or that I am good but that while I may *stand on my two feet* in some areas I also pay attention to other areas where I am crawling. There are so many areas of my life where I am crawling right now, but I am ready to start walking, running, and achieving. Next time I will write on one of those things.




Beautiful Day

The weather today is an exception in a looong time. It is a nice break from the windy cold days that has plagued us for the past month or so.


Lesson Learned: Everything must come to pass, a season to be held and a season to crawl. A season of chilly winds and a season of gay sunshine!