Thursday, February 17, 2005

So my oldest kid turned NINE yesterday! How in hell is he 9 already?! I know we moms always say this but it really is true. Time seems to just fly by, and the older you are the quicker it seems to go by. My life has changed so dramatically in the last nine years. I think having my first child propelled me to changes that I hadn't even began to think about. With each additional baby, I was moved to make more and more changes.

Having a 9 year old is so different than having a 2 year old. Their needs are so complex and varying...a toddler has a handful of needs that in comparison seem easy enough to meet. Gage on the other hand will go from sweet little boy to raging teen-like behavior in the same day. He's caught between being my baby and being a young man. He bristles at these conflicting feelings as much as I do. He's all about Pokemon and robots, bowling and Gameboy. I'm finding lots of things we can share of late and that's enjoyable. We used to be hard pressed to find things we enjoyed together. Take his love of building and putting things together. I don't think in that way and it's hard for me to get excited about those kinds of activities. But I can talk Pokemon with the best of 'em and he'll turn to ME if he needs help with his video games. We both like cooking shows and a good chase around the backyard. It's a nice stage for the most part, and I hope we're able to keep talking and sharing as he gets older. He does have some anger issues, as do I, but he's working on them. We're teaching him skills to help curb the anger or at least deal with it constructively and I think it's working bit by bit.

He's a great kid..but then I think all my kids are fabulous. Because they are!

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