Well, not quite! I saw these words on this week's people magazine and couldn't help but steal this headline for my latest entry. Baby Ben is no more in my land. My guy is turning 12!!!! As I sit here and write this I can not help but wonder where the years went. But, all the wondering in the world does not negate the fact that my baby is no longer!
It has been a great year for Ben. He has now caught up to me in height-5'7" and is looking forward the day when I have to "sit him down" for one of our talks. His smile is intoxicating and will be soon adorned with metal as we just found out that he will be getting braces.
He is knee deep in 6th grade and seems have gotten the hang of it pulling in 2As and 4Bs first quarter and possibly all as this last quarter. He is aware of girls, has many for friends but is very secretive about any contact he has with them. He has expanded his group of friends and still asks for "hang out" dates with them.
Ben has now been introduced into the world of music and plays trumpet in the school's band program. He still loves football and video games but hates hebrew school and swears that he will never read hebrew again after his Bar Mitzvah.
So Mr. Big Shot 12 year old, happy birthday!!! Remember that you will always still be my baby, even at 6 feet tall and 40 years old!
