I have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks thinking about what I was doing this time 12 years ago. Spoiler alert: crying, hurting a lot, breastfeeding, not sleeping, and completely being in love with baby Trent. And now that baby is 12. Time is wild, y'all.
So how has Trent's twelfth year gone? Really great! He's probably gotten a little too big for me to keep tracking his stats, etc. but bear with me for a little longer. {grin}
The only picture he let me take on his birthday, ha!
Stats:
Height: 4'10" {45-50%}
Weight: 70 pounds {10-15%}
BMI: 14.6 {3%}
Clothes size: 10/L
Shoe size: 5.5 {bigger than me!}
Height: 4'10" {45-50%}
Weight: 70 pounds {10-15%}
BMI: 14.6 {3%}
Clothes size: 10/L
Shoe size: 5.5 {bigger than me!}
In a shocking twist, expected by no one, he had a really excellent school year. I thought the constant back-and-forth with virtual school and in person school {they spent the first 5 weeks virtual and then had 2 separate quarantine periods} plus 3 different teachers would cause him to lose it. But nope, he did great! There was some concern early in the spring semester that he was potentially regressing a little but we got his STAAR test results {Texas' standardized test} and he passed everything, whoop!
He continues to enjoy reading more than anything - which definitely shows in his schoolwork. They used a certain app all year for Math and English and he completed everything through high school for English ha. He continues to be good at math and easily grasps the concepts...but also continues to not like it.
Trent LOVES Manga {Japanese Anime}. He will checkout easily 30+ books at a time from the library and loves it. He's been trying to teach himself some of the theme songs on Drew's keyboard and is actually good at it! I might get him in piano lessons after all!
He is still Mr. Comedian. He loves to make people laugh and is really quick witted and funny. He has a sarcastic/dry sense of humor {like both of his parents} and this CAN get him in trouble sometimes.
He got braces in January and has been super responsible about doing everything the orthodontist assigns. He does a great job brushing and flossing and gets excited when we can see visible progress.
Trent has a good little group of friends. He's excited to go back to school to see his school friends, he continues to play with Jaxon {our neighbor's grandson and his BFF} whenever he can, and he and Miles are still really close.
One thing we talked about with his doctor at his well-check a few weeks ago was our continued struggles with getting him to eat a better variety of foods. I 100% understand this because I am FOR SURE a texture person who doesn't have the greatest palate - especially for vegetables! He has gotten a little smaller in his percentiles, so his doctor has recommended we try food therapy again. We did it when he was 3.5 and had some successes there, so hoping to see some more now!
He got braces this year and has handled it really well. It hurt a lot at the beginning, but he is great about brushing, flossing and taking care of them.
He still loves to play video games on his iPad - especially Roblox. He has played football a few seasons now, but the love seems to be wearing off a little. I'm going to see if he would be interested in trying lacrosse this fall to mix it up. I just want him staying active!
He spends a lot of time with Brent's parents and some time with mine. He basically asks to spend the night somewhere ALL THE TIME. Anything besides being at home with his lame parents I guess.
This spring he started helping Brent with yardwork. It's so nice seeing our investment paying off around the house. {grin}
He absolutely loves animals and is always begging for a pet - a frog, a lizard, a dog. I think in the next couple of years we'll get a dog but we've got some other items higher on the agenda. He is always so sweet to animals and has such a tender heart for them. I love seeing how sweet he is with animals!
I can't believe he's entering his last phase of Montessori school {7th and 8th grade together are called the Adolescent program}, he's almost a teenager - it all just blows my mind. He is a great big brother, an awesome friend, and all around spectacular kid. I don't want time to go any faster, but I'm really excited to see what this guy does!
2 comments:
It's amazing to see the progress as I've been reading your blog for x amount of years..i don't even remember! Can't wait to see what this year brings also!
Yikes 12 just seems so OLD! I'll be very interested in hearing about your food therapy experience with an older child. I also imagine food therapy with small children (or, you know, anorexic adults) so I had never considered it for a middle aged child. Good luck!
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