The Boy

The boy is 10. What?!?! I still am in shock that I have a 10-year old. Really? He is growing and maturing so stinkin' fast. We are so thankful for this boy. Great things come in unexpected surprises, and he was a surprise that's for sure. The plan was not to start a family 4 months into our marriage, but God had other plans, and that meant we had to recalculate things in our life. I had 9 months to prepare myself to meet him, and we were so ready. He decided to come a little early, and arrived with a bang. Knowing his personality now, it just makes sense. Why come the normal way, and wait the normal amount of time when you can come early, totally unplanned, and throw a little fetal distress in there just to make things interesting.

I truly do not think there is anything like your first child. I don't know if it's the "firsts" you go through as a couple, or just the newness of everything. Maybe it is because he is our only boy. I just have such fun memories of the three of us, navigating our way through. He is a remarkable and amazing kid. We had so much fun celebrating him today. I loved getting to spend time with him at school and his classmates. Just seeing him interact with people (i.e. girls!) is crazy. He is growing. And I'm adjusting to that. Adjusting to him not needing me as much anymore. Adjusting to him figuring things out for himself. I'm praying it's a slow adjustment on both ends. I know the day will come when he turns to others before us, but in my perfect little world, we are still very much a part of those decisions. And if not, I'll just make him sleep out back in a tent....