Hey, he got that from me!

I just wrote a post on R's blog that I think belongs here too. It is weird how, though I have had a bit of a frustrating day, I still have all these thoughts and desires as a mom. I guess God makes it this way so that we don't want to give up on parenting altogether!
There are times that I look at R and go, "Whoa! That is so weird! He got that from me." And then I think how interesting it is the way genetics work.
R has always had a habit of sticking out his tongue when he is concentrating on something... I do that. I have always, always been annoyed when DH coughs and his tongue sticks out. Why does he have to do that? Keep your tongue in, that just looks gross! (Make sure you imagine my nose curled up and a very judgemental face when you read those two questions. Hey, I didn't say it was pretty or I was right here! :) Well, guess what I figured out he couldn't help but do because it was genetics when my son starting doing it as a wee baby? You guessed it, stick out his tongue when he coughs! It no longer bugs me so much when DH does it when he coughs. Probably a good thing he passed it on to R.
There are other things that R does that was passed along when he was knit together in my womb. His love of all things musical, his ready smile, his insatiable curiosity.
There are things that he will learn from DH and I as he grows. And I pray these will be positive things, things that you want to instill in your child. A desire for truth, for giving and receiving love. A knowledge of God and His desire to be a part of R's life. A strong leadership ability. There are more, but not enough time and room to write them all.
I want to be the best mom I can to R... because he deserves it. And I want to look at him someday, see something that he did, some character trait or positive action he took and say, "Hey, he got that from me!"