My baby is six... SIX I say!

Jackson is SIX! Holy Moly! REALLY????? He is changing and maturing in so many wonderful ways! I am truly so very proud of who he is and becoming! It is almost like a mini-glimpse into the future! I hope!
He is extremely obedient at school, even though not always at home (but still most of the time). His teachers are astounded that he has ever yelled at us, thrown a fit or jus plain "fallen out"!
He is extremely competitive in soccer (and every other way and even some ways you have never heard of !).He is always competing at the dinner table, getting ready for bed, going up the stairs, getting in his carseat, with other cars and on and on and on!

He is also very compassionate. He loves babies and helping others! He is the very best brother I have seen at his age. Everytime Cole is crying, he runs to Cole's bed and gets every blanket and stuffed animal that he can carry!

He is very smart especially in math! He astounds me most every day! He can add and subtract much faster than most adults. He has also started playing Scrabble on my ipad and can tell you how many points most words have (if he can spell them).

He is also very funny and loves to play tricks! He is desperate to get to the status of "master trickster" as we call it! He comes from a long line and has very far to go, however, he is improving and will tell you he has already achieved the ultimate title! A few weeks ago, we were staying at Jan and Doug's while they were out of town and our roof was being replaced. Jackson found a kitchen timer and together we figured out how many hours to set it for so that it would go off around 1:00 a.m. the night they returned. Jackson then put it under Jan's pillow! We recieved a not so happy call the following day and Jackson sang like a bird that it was my idea! We will have to work on that part. However, he is also very honest and I do not want to mess with that too much!

He has begun to notice girls but he is far from swooning! At the begining of the year he told me about how he liked to stare at Ava. So when Valentine's day rolled around, I asked him to write a sentence to each of his 15 classmates! He was NOT excited about the idea at all! I wrote out several sentences that he could choose from for each friend. He quickly counted the words per sentence and choose, " I love you, friend" for each card. When he came to writing Ava's, I said maybe you would like to write," You are so special to me!" He looked and counted and shook his head! I said, "Buddy, I thought you would want to write something extra to her since she is special to you!" He said with a huff, " Mom she is NOT that special!" I died laughing and knew then that one day we might have to work on the romance a little, if I am ever to hope to have any grandchildren!

So even though, six years ago today, Brad and I sat in a stupor at the surprise of our first born arriving 5 weeks early, we can truly say we are so amazingly greatful for the "extra" time we have gotten to spend with our firstborn son!