I've always been told the older you get the faster time goes and I now believe it.
Scary as it seems in 7.5 short days I will be the mom of a teenager??? Say what???
My babe, my first born, my little man, will officially become...a TEEN 😳
I will admit, this time last year it really freaked me out, but Alex has grown and matured SOOO much in the past 9 months there are days where I shake my head and wonder where this kid came from.
Not only has changing to a middle school improved his self confidence, it's help his social skills. On top of moving up to Scouts (which have I expressed just how much he LOVES Scouts?!?!), if you didn't know better or seen him at home you may not even realize that Alex has high functioning Autism.
He's now able to make it threw school, after school program and most of the evening with minimal out burst. I've noticed, school has noticed and his leaders have praised how far he has come this year. And when we do you can just see him beam with pride.
This summer Alex will be taking a LIT course (leadership in training) and when he passe he will be a camp counsellor volunteer. Not only will this be extremely helpful for him to build his skills, it also helps me as daycare for a 13yr old is not easy or cheap to find.
Alex is also signed up for a week long sleep over camp in August, threw Scouts. If the camp wasn't so expensive he could have gone for more then a week. Maybe next summer (which would give me a chance to save more).
It's a bitter sweet moment in my life as I realize what a smart,independent young man I am raising.
I hope that all the leaps and bounds you have come this year only double or triple in the next year
Happy 13th Birthday big Man! I'm so very very proud of you
