Our Funny Little Cody

I am getting behind again on the funny little things Cody does and says. Here are a few more I wanted to share…

1. A few days ago Cody was riding in an elevator with my mom. He knew he was going to get that butterfly feeling in his stomach so he wrapped his arms around her leg and braced himself. After the elevator stopped moving he said, “That makes my bum cheeks squeeze together.” (He doesn’t ever say bum; it’s always bum cheeks.)

2. Whenever I am trying to settle Kylee down or distract her I can always count on Cody to do one of his “Cody Shows.” I’ll say, “Quick, Cody! Kylee needs a Cody Show.” A Cody Show can be any number of things. Sometimes he will climb on his bed (which is the stage) and jump and do tricks (like a somersault) or make loud noises and sing songs. My absolute favorite Cody Show was when he put his toy airplane that he can ride on and his little rocking chair on the stage. Then he sat in his rocking chair and asked us if we had any questions about the airplane toy. So I asked questions about how it worked and what the different parts were and Cody sat in his chair and answered them matter-of-factly, making it all up as he went along. He would periodically stand up and point to different parts and show how they worked. That was a very educational Cody Show. You never know what the Cody Show will be but they always require tickets that Kylee and I have to give to Cody before the show starts (any piece of paper) and they always help Kylee feel better (and me too).

3. Cody is learning to read and understand new words everyday. A few words are still a little tricky for him to say though. He says “tee-corse” for turquoise. Empty is pronounced “dempty.” And Potato Pearls are “Potato Curls.”

4. When Cody says his night prayers he usually prays for one thing. If he is hungry because he didn’t finish his dinner and has to wait until breakfast to eat he will pray for a really nice breakfast in the morning. If we are getting ready for bed quickly so that we can watch a little bit of a movie before bed then he prays that he can watch a movie. The other night he was having a hard time getting to sleep and so Steve went in and told Cody he could say a prayer and ask Heavenly Father to help him get to sleep. He said, “Please help me to go to sleep because I can’t and I want to.” That was all it took because he was asleep in no time. I guess he is really learning to pray for what is on his mind and for what he feels is most important, which is a good lesson to learn.

We love our Cody so much and the way he makes us laugh everyday.