My middle son now the oldest at home starts weight training today for next school terms football season. Ben is quite excited about being approached by the coaches to play for the school. I think it will do him good to be part of a team. Learning how to be a team player is important. Now age 13 measuring in at 5 ft 6 in. weighing in at 130lbs. He has went from that little boy to a half grown man. I can't believe how much he has changed in a years time. The end of last year he was wearing a size 14 regular pants. By the beginning of this school year he is in a 32/32 pair of pants. Wearing a size 9 men's shoe. My little boy isn't little anymore. Last night I pulled out a bunch of old photos my mom had given me yesterday to share with the boys. They laughed and of course made fun of the pictures of them in the tub bathing as little babies. I showed them pictures of me as a little girl. Jacob my youngest said my mommy dressed me funny.. I told him no funnier than your mommy dresses you. Its fun how those two will taunt each other and then me. Here is the conversation between Ben , Jacob and I while looking at pictures. Starting with their hospital photos the day of their birth.
Me: Look here you are Jaybird the day you were born in NICU and again when you were a month old. Ben here you are shortly after birth while laying in the warmer in the delivery room.
Ben: Mom you said I weighed 12 lbs when I was born I only weighed 9.
Jacob: Ben it still hurt her to have you at 9 lbs cause you had a fat head.
Ben: Well look at your baby picture Jacob you were so small you looked like a
hairless cat.
Jacob: I wasn't hairless I had a head full of hair but you were bald. Mom does that
mean he will be bald when he gets old?
Ben: Mom is that you? How old were you?
Mom: I was 5 and yes that's me.. Want to see more of me when I was a kid?
Jacob: Mom you were a nerd weren't you? I mean look at those goofy clothes you wore.
Mom: Think I look funny? Here look here is one of you naked in the tub. These are the pictures I will be showing your girl friends when you bring them home.*giggle*
Jacob: Oh lord I had some huge ears. Could have been sonars they are so big.
Ben: They were Jacob. I used you for a homing device to find my toys when you were little.
Jacob: (Laughing hysterically) Mom is this your old report card? 5Th grade? Wow Ben now I know why mom fusses at us about making better grades. She made all A's and didn't do her homework either.
So after about an hour of showing them pictures of themselves and me. I came across one of their father. He hasn't seen them but 5 times since 1999 when he and I divorced. He chose to not keep his weekends and holiday visits through the years. So they haven't seen him face to face since 2003. He hasn't ever done anything for them not even so much as paying court ordered 212 dollars a month child support. They looked at the picture of him and asked who that was. I told them it was their daddy. They spent hours talking about him and asking questions. I answered the ones I could and the ones I couldn't I told them I'd find them the answers. So anyway I wonder what today will hold in store for us. As far as my husband now he is on my last nerve. He has this magnificent ability to send me from in a good mood to pissed off in 0.3 seconds. I think tomorrow shall hold a new day in hand.. I will wait to see what the specialist says Thursday to determine what my course of actions where he is concerned is.





