Big kid milestones

by Angie Felton (Subscribe to Angie Felton's posts) Dec 14th 2007 8:30AM

Categories: Teens & tweens, Development, Education, Gadgets & Tech

All of my kids are pretty naive and innocent when it comes to the opposite sex. They talk to girls and there have been light crushes, but nothing earth shaking.............yet.

However, this week the twelve year old came home from an out-of-town basketball game still stunned by a cheerleader for the opposing team. He struggled to find the proper words to describe her beauty to me.

"She was just...................stunningly cute." he said with his eyes still wide at the memory of her 7th grade female perfection.

A lot of baby book space is dedicated to infant achievements, but there isn't room for more grown up milestones like: snuck first sip of beer, first time T.P ing a house, or (gulp) first kiss.

Because if there were, I'd have a place to write: 12/11/07- James discovers cheerleaders for the first time.

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M4Mommy 12-14-2007 @ 12:27PM

That is cute.

I began keeping a separate "diary" of all the things that our daughter does and says. Things beyond the "baby book" It was done at my moms request.

Jill 12-14-2007 @ 5:18PM

For each of my sons, my sister gave me a baby book and a blank book. I've written so much more in the blank book! For instance:

Dec. 8, 9:00 a.m. BigA (age 6.5) decided to run away from home for the first time. He packed his suitcase, but then stopped to eat blueberry muffins for breakfast and was calmed down enough to decide to stay.

Later, when he'd forgotten about it, I looked to see what was in the suitcase:
*two books
*toothbrush IN TRAVELING CASE!
*PJ's
*a baby blanket
*two sweaters
*three short sleeved shirts
*a stuffed animal (but not the one he sleeps with)

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