Tomorrow Beckett turns 7!
It's so cliche for me to say that I can't believe he's been around for 7 years, but it's also so true. He feels like he's always been here! It seems like he's always been sitting at the chair in our kitchen eating dry cereal or sausage pancake on a stick (with the stick removed and cut into pieces).
It seems like he's always been at Zane's side and always contributed to the impressive noise level in our house.
And then I stop and actually look at him and realize that he's definitely NOT the same boy he was even a few months ago - and definitely not the mellow, laid back baby we first brought home 7 years ago. Once upon a time, Beck was super content to sit and watch what was going on around him. Little did we know that he was really just filing away ideas for future chaos in his mind.
Beckett has recently gone through a big growth spurt. He's outgrown all his summer PJs and every pair of pants we've tried since the weather finally turned cool enough for pants last week. We laugh every night when he squeezes into those PJ tops with a strip of his belly showing all the way around. (Mental note - definitely time to do the closet purge!)
Beck has always been the most athletically coordinated of our boys. Who knows if this will translate to athletic success as he gets older. It will definitely depend on how much he wants to work to get better, but the deck is stacked in his favor. He's sturdy and smart on a football field. He's a natural lefty on the lacrosse field, a big benefit for an attackman. And he's vicious and fearless and quick on a wrestling mat. He'll be pretty fun to watch over the coming years. Oh and he taught HIMSELF how to ride a bike without training wheels this year. Classic 4th kid thing to do...
Our darling, sweet youngest child is kind of a hellion at school. He's not super prone to wanting to listen to directions or settle down and work quietly. He's not shy about displaying his displeasure at being told what to do and has shared his feelings in some interesting (and appalling to me) ways. We have talked to his teacher, the counselor, etc. They all love him, but suggest that he's being held back by his behavior issues. My mom gut tells me it's a phase and he will grow out of it - just like Quinn did. I refuse to medicate him and really don't want to crush his spirit in the process of trying to get him to learn when it's appropriate to sit on the circle on the floor. It's a delicate balance that I'm hoping we will master soon! Things do get better most weeks with the occasional two steps forward, one step back and since he's mastering pretty much all of the 1st grade standard work and reading on nearly a 3rd grade level already, I'm not super stressed about this. It's just one of those things that makes you question all the parenting abilities I think I have after tackling this job for the last 16 years.
I can't really describe accurately how much I love any of my boys, but this one is especially difficult to describe. He is not only a super cool dude in his own right, but he's made our family OUR family. He's filled in a hole that I don't think we even knew we had with his special and unique personality. He stretches us at the exact same time he soothes us. He's one of my very favorite people in the whole wide world and I can't wait to see what this year brings for him!
Happy 7th birthday Beckett!
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