*For starters he is so much for confident when it comes to school! He can read like crazy (when forced to....never just because he wants to) and is whizzing through his sights words and math facts. And he is so super close to reaching his AR goal. I am proud of how he acts at school and the way he treats the other kids in his class. I have noticed that he is really good about holding his tongue rather than saying something that might be hurtful to someone else.
*He recently became kind of obsessed with calorie counting and with what food items are healthy vs. non-healthy. You can tell he really needs to be watching what he is eating, right? I think this is partly because he saw me counting my calories and Bryson watching the Biggest Loser this season and also from his wonderful P.E. teachers. Because of this he seems to be more open to trying foods that he deems "healthy" and has really enjoyed my latest Pinterest discovery of doing a muffin pan "salad bar" each night with dinner.
*He has started to notice when maybe I am a little overwhelmed or feeling stressed and will quickly offer some assistance in hopes that it will help out. He has also started to do notice things that need done around the house and done them without being asked while I am putting Meg to bed some nights.
*He is just so much fun to talk to. In years past he as never been to interested in striking up a in depth conversation with me let alone other random people. But not now. If you get him by himself he will talk and talk to you and I love to hear what all he talks about. My grandparents recently kept him for an hour while I took Meg to dance and when I returned they both were beaming at what a pleasant time they had and what all they had learned from him. I am so glad I never pressured him to talk before.....it all came in his own time.
*Speaking of not pressuring him to do things.....I am so glad that I never forced him to hug people and things like that. I have always wanted them to be respectful and say thank you, etc. but have never forced them to show physical affection....I just didn't feel comfortable making them do that. Recently Brody has started to do this on his own and it is so nice because I know that it is geniune. He has showed such kindness recently and you can tell it means so much to the other person because they know he means it. The kids and I often visit a sweet couple from church that sits on the same pew that we do. Most of the times we visit Brody is very nice to them and will shake hands but has never actually hugged them. One Wednesday night he ran up to say hi to the lady and gave her a big hug. She told me later that she realized that was the first time he had ever hugged her and I could tell how much it meant to her.
*Brody just loves his Bible class right now. He has the best teacher and she has really done a great job. He is so interested in learning about the Bible and always remembers what they talk about in class and then is so anxious to find the book of the Bible and story so we can read it together again. He is crazy about the new Bible show on the History channel and absolutely does not care how graphic it is....he begs us to let him watch it. I love hearing his prayers at the dinner table. He regularly prays that the homeless people will get more money so they can have houses, that his sister will be nice to him, and thanks God for the trees and grass (which always make me laugh since he is allergic to them), and tonight if even prayed that his Aunt B's house wouldn't smell like a zoo (who knows about some of those prayers). We have started reading stories from the actual Bible at night rather than the children's Bible and he seems to really enjoy that. He recently told me that when he gets to do Show and Tell at school that he wants to take his Bible. And he tells me about talking to his friends about God and the Bible. I am just so thankful that he has such a sweet little heart and that he loves God so much.
*The other day at school he wouldn't give me a good-bye kiss in front of his friends. He is certainly getting older but I know he still loves me just as much. Last night when I was putting him to bed he told me that he was so glad that Bryson married me so that he had me as his mom!
And although all of these "new" things make him sound perfect....don't be fooled. He still loves to fight with his sister and loves to say he didn't hear me when I ask him to do something. But this age is wonderful to see some of the hard work of parenting paying off!
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So sweet and very encouraging for me! ;)
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