Ok, I know I'm several days late on this. It's been months since I posted anything here and I have a million excuses for that. Just ask me. I can whip out a list like nobody's business.
Logan turned 7 last Friday (the 1st of October, for the lazy). If you ask him how he feels, he'll tell you something like, "Not that much different than being 6." He'll probably shrug a little, too.
I've tried to keep up a few birthday traditions with the boys. One is that when we celebrate the birthday as a family, everyone goes around the table and says what they love about that person. (I guess Andrea is a little worn on the tradition because she seemed to think we just did this. Though in my defense, the last time was in May for Declan.) The other is that I put up a post in the blog about the birthday child. Yes, I like my sappy stuff. But the ultimate goal is to be able to go back through this when the kids are grown-er and see what sorts of things have changed about them and what things have stayed as core parts of who they are.
Anyway, on to the show:
Logan has been doing wonderfully in the first grade. He hasn't had any trouble with his reading or spelling or math concepts. He also has a lot of friends - pretty much everyone he talks to he considers his friend. Last weekend he met a new friend who told Logan he was his new best friend. Logan responded to this boy that he was Logan's 31st best friend. The reasoning is that Logan likes all his friends equally and doesn't want to put any one above another. It sounds reasonable from that perspective, but hearing you're 31st in line of best-friendship isn't as pleasant.
Over the summer before the boys left for their trip to Rhode Island, Logan and a couple friends discovered talking on the phone together. Over the nearly 6-weeks of summer that they were gone, this particular art of friendship was lost. However, it's recently been recovered and many days Logan comes home from school just to get on the phone with a friend. He then takes it outside (for privacy?) and they go about planning their upcoming school breaks together. Well, that's what I hear about anyway. It's so very teenage girly and since when do kids talk on the phone like that in first grade? Am I that out of touch? Don't answer that.
Logan is still accepting of affection without being eager to give it back. He seems to understand that people like hugs and it's important to some people to give and receive them. So he'll let you hug him. And he'll patiently wait until you get it out and then move on. Sometimes Grandma Sue hugs him and won't let go for several minutes, and Logan very sweetly waits until she's ready to release him. I love that about him. He likes being *near* people, just not necessarily within touching distance. In this way, he's so very Opposite Declan.
Logan's sense of humor has been developing along the lines of his Dad and Grandpa (and maybe some parts of his Mom). He is starting to get a dry, sarcastic flavor to his jokes and quips. Again, I think he's too young for that stuff, but it pops up here and there. I'm still quite surprised by it when I hear it. However, he is still subject to 7-year-old boy humor - farts, poops, really dumb jokes, etc. He and Declan can laugh until they puke when they get talking about those kinds of things.
I love this kid. I love that he's such a good friend. I love that he's fun and kind and compassionate. He loves giving presents as much as he loves getting them. He regularly tells us that he loves whatever has been made for dinner. Most of the time he's willing to try any new food and lately has been developing a bit of a taste for hot and spicy stuff. He's your basic healthy and happy boy and I'm so lucky he's mine.
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