The last of this part of the series is Cody! He is our youngest, and also deemed our "wild child". Chris and I laugh to ourselves all of the time when we look at our kids and the progression of how things changed for us from oldest to youngest. We truly thought that Colin was going to be our hardest child out of any of the kids we had, of COURSE, because he had Down Syndrome. There certainly have been challenges along the way because of that but we will tell you to this day that without a doubt, Cody has been our most difficult child to parent.
Cody is filled with so much energy and he is our most adventurous child. He is willing to try so many different things and isn't scared to do so. When you look at his body, he is covered in so many different cuts, scrapes and bruises because he is just so active and always so willing to do things as fast or as hard as he can. He has always tried so hard to keep up with Kailey and Colin that I think it is where so many of the challenges we faced stems from. I can remember him sitting in a high chair at such a young age (6 - 9 month range) and just reaching across and grabbing food off the closest plate. He has always wanted to do what everyone else is doing and tries very hard to do so. He loves to learn and share what he is learning with all of us. He is kind and loving and fiercely determined. We love watching how much he has been growing and changing lately, especially since starting Kindergarten. He has learned so much from being Colin's brother and we get so excited to see how he uses that in so many different ways. He is one special little boy!
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