WOW....It just doesn't seem possible that I have a 12 year old. I am pretty excited that Caleb will now be a Deacon and that he will be able to pass the Sacrament. He is excited to attend the temple and we wanted to go today to do baptisms but we have to wait until he gets an interview with the bishop and he didn't have time on Sunday. We celebrated his birthday on Friday night. He wanted donuts instead of cake. I liked that choice as well.
This is a funny picture. This was while we were visiting family. He had bed hair and he was working on painting his yo yo.
It was pretty funny....he put 12 candles on that little donut and it started dripping wax pretty fast. It took him awhile to come up with a good wish.
He looks excited about his gifts. This year we gave recycled gifts and in my opinion....they are the best kind. He got Don's Ipod and Don's binoculars. Now he can use it when they go hunting. 
After blowing out the candles.
Caleb was a super cute baby. He was my smallest baby at 7 lbs. 8 oz. After that none of the other ones were under 9 pounds. I remember the day he was blessed. The counsellor in the bishopric got up and said that he doesn't consider babies to be cute but that Caleb was a very cute baby. Caleb had colic. But once he got over that he was the sweetest thing ever. And as soon as he could walk that is when there was NEVER a down time for us. He was busy busy. And we know now it is because of his ADHD. I will never forget the amount of time I read to him. That was the ONLY thing that kept him still for any length of time. There were times when we lived in California that I would sit and read to him for 3 hrs at a time. That was pretty much the only time I sat still. I would take him to the park for play groups but he wouldn't play on the play ground. He would run off and end up in someone's yard or try to run across the street. It didn't take long before I quite going. That was frustrating for me. All I wanted to do was talk and get to know the people at church but I had to watch Caleb like a hawk. It is pretty funny now when I think about all the things he did. And I am thankful that he was born to me first. I feel like I can pretty much handle any situation my kids bring.
Caleb was a super cute baby. He was my smallest baby at 7 lbs. 8 oz. After that none of the other ones were under 9 pounds. I remember the day he was blessed. The counsellor in the bishopric got up and said that he doesn't consider babies to be cute but that Caleb was a very cute baby. Caleb had colic. But once he got over that he was the sweetest thing ever. And as soon as he could walk that is when there was NEVER a down time for us. He was busy busy. And we know now it is because of his ADHD. I will never forget the amount of time I read to him. That was the ONLY thing that kept him still for any length of time. There were times when we lived in California that I would sit and read to him for 3 hrs at a time. That was pretty much the only time I sat still. I would take him to the park for play groups but he wouldn't play on the play ground. He would run off and end up in someone's yard or try to run across the street. It didn't take long before I quite going. That was frustrating for me. All I wanted to do was talk and get to know the people at church but I had to watch Caleb like a hawk. It is pretty funny now when I think about all the things he did. And I am thankful that he was born to me first. I feel like I can pretty much handle any situation my kids bring.
There are so many things I love about Caleb. I have always felt he was a special kid. YES...I got very frustrated MANY MANY times but he has this special spirit about him. Caleb is so kind. He has the biggest heart. He is so very thoughtful and you will find him getting someone some water if they are hot or doing something kind. I love that he can see what needs to be done and does it. He cooks us dinner/breakfast sometimes. He is great with kids and one day he is gonna make a killer dad. Just yesterday he was helping Mayah fix her hair. This morning him and Zach were heading outside to make an army fort. They were going to be in a bunch of pokey weeds and Mayah wanted to go. So he took extra time to go upstairs and help her finid some jeans and a long sleeve shirt and boots so that she wouldn't get hurt as they were walking through the weeds. What 12 year old do you know that would do that? I am pretty sure....not many.
It isn't an easy task being a mother of someone with a disorder. But I am so grateful to be Caleb's mom. I am so blessed to have an opportunity to raise him. YES....that are many hard days and days that I end up in tears. But there are so many qualities that he brings to our home that outway his disorder. I just have to make sure I see the qualities over the irritations. I am still learning how to be a better mom to him. It is taking me so much longer than I ever thought. And maybe I will never get it right. But one thing I do know is that Heavenly Father has blessed me with a very amazing young man that is going to make a huge difference in this world. I am thankful for his testimony. I am thankful that he wants to do what is right. Don bought Caleb a bunch of classic books from a used book store. He was telling Don that he had almost read them all except there was one that he wasn't going to read. When Don asked him why he said that it had a bad word in it. When Don told me that I wanted to cry. I am so proud of him. I am so excited to see what life has in store for Caleb. He truly is a blessing to me and I want him to know that I love him so much and am so happy to call him my son...my oldest son.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB.....you rock.
1 comments:
this is a beautiful post. Happy Birthday Caleb!
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