Oh my goodness, how did this happen?! My baby is 7! Seriously, when they hit 5, they are still little, even when they are 6 you can convince yourself that 6 is so close to 5, BUT, when 7 happens, there is no denying, he is growing up, and WAY too quickly!
J is still my little guy, stuck to me, and I love it. But he is still showing his independence, doing so much on his own, for himself, and to help me out (without my asking I might add.)
He has my and his Pop-Pop's dry humor, and no filter. Growing up people didn't know how to take it, so I hope he has a better time of it than I did. But, so far he seems to have no trouble, in classwork or socially. He had 9 A's and 1 B on his report card, so all-in-all, he is ahead of the game already!
He LOVES art. We figure he won't be into all the sports, and that is perfectly fine, but he definitely picked up the artistic gene from both sides of our families! Hopefully soon we will find an age appropriate art studio for him that doesn't only deal with clay medium!
J no longer claims to have a favorite color, though he does like the Redskins (insert eye roll from mommy, and a high five from daddy) though now he says he is changing over to the 49ers. Maybe it's just the burgundy.
Legos are still a favorite among any toy if given the choice, and Spongebob still takes top dollar on the TV, except if something zombie/vampire/werewolf/bigfoot is on (thanks to Uncle Tommy for introducing the scary stuff.) FaceOff is the favorite, which I think is perfect because it shows him how the characters he likes are made, that it is all make believe. And who knows, maybe he will take that love for Art and the horror characters and create his own monsters!
J is very conscious of other family members. Even though T and Little Miss annoy him frequently, and there is an age gap between him and the 3 older kids, he still comes home with school stuff saying how he is thankful for his brothers and sisters. In fact, he told me I can't say "no" anymore, that he wants so many siblings that the wall is full of everyone's pictures. Even today, with daddy having to work, he was disappointed because he said it would have been nice to have his whole family here.
We don't do parties, too many kids, we would wear friends and family out! So, the kids get to choose an "excursion" and J asked for the Chocolate Factory, so we decided Hershey and Chocolate World would be perfect with their holiday festivities! We are really looking forward to this!
I have not been able to get out and do his 7 year old pics yet, but I have it all planned and I can't wait ot share once done!
As with any year, I know each day I am blessed to be J's mom, and I say it each and every time, but I do look forward to what is to come, while still mourning the time that has passed.
LOVE THIS GUY!
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