Babies

Undoubtably, this has to have been the most popular topic of the summer. Babies babies. That's especially the case at weddings. Not to mention I am starting to lose track of which of our friends are pregos and when their due dates are. It's slightly scary how many babies are getting made and getting popped out this year. Don't get me wrong. I love babies. But we are definitely not ready to have our own. Funny how on that silly FB Compare People application, Cyrus was voted "Best father (potential)" and I got the "Best mother (potential)". For now, I'm happy playing with other people's babies :)

On a more serious note, we finally got to meet our nephew yesterday! Cyrus' cousin had their baby boy last last week, weighing in at 8 lb 5! I really hope I didn't look too shocked as I had forgotten that he has a cleft lip. My heart broke a little looking at his cleft and seeing him turn all red from crying. I was always afraid I wouldn't know what to do if I had a child that was born with deformities/disabilities. It eased me a little knowing that clefts can easily be fixed with modern surgery. But the beauty of it all was that somehow, through his imperfection, he was still an adorable little angel to all of us. Most of all, I was deeply moved by the love I saw in the eyes of his parents as they held him and comforted him. It was as though there was nothing wrong with that baby at all. And that's when it hit me. That's exactly what it's like for God! Even though we all have our own imperfections, God still sees us as perfect and He loves us soooo much... unconditionally.

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