love sometimes

 B is such a loving little boy, sometimes.  Other times he gets his feelings hurt and goes silent.  He's the most compliant of our children, but also very stubborn when he has gone silent.  We've warned his primary teachers that silence from him means he wants to be left alone.

Eye OK

 We went for an MRI Tuesday and heard back today that his MRI was normal.  Hurray!  No tumor.  That is awesome.  So he does have a small cataract that the Dr. is not thinking would cause the the loss of vision.  So we'll keep patching and and hope his eye gets stronger and follow up with the doctors a few times a year.

To be continued... eye

 We went to the followup appointment with the pediatric optist/opthamologist after patching for 4 hours a day for 6 weeks.  His eyes look totally healthy and they have no reasons for his 20/50 vision in the left eye.  The next step is an MRI to see if something is pinching the nerve.  I'm at the point where I just hope he has inexplicable blindness in one eye, instead of there being a growth or other reason for the loss of sight in otherwise healthy looking eyes.

B let his work slide last week.  He missed computer time for it.  This week he didn't work Wednesday and Thursday so he got no computer, and then no dinner Thursday night.  Friday dawned and I let him be hungry.  He had 2 cheesesticks and some carrots until he finished his work at 5.  Then he got to eat the pizza and treats I packed for him.  I think he learned that he can do the work and must do the work.  

B's sunbeam teacher said "With that smile B gets whatever he wants."  Could be true.  But what monster would he become if he just learns to manipulate and get others to do his work for him.  As he languished on the floor this morning, not getting his work done, M tried to help him.  I told her that he was manipulating her.  Then I said this was good practice since she was never going to meet someone more good looking than B.  So she could learn to see how he was tricking her into doing his work, and that is bad!  

We had a miscarriage before I was pregnant with B.  He's a rainbow baby and also such a likeable child AND the hair.  We adore him so much and as hard as it is to not give in to his sweet smile, we want for him to have confidence in himself borne of experience.  He can do the work.  He can hold himself to a high standard of kindness and self control. 

kindle

 

     B asked for a kindle for his birthday back in April.  I didn't think he was ready for one, as his siblings got them at 8 or older.  Then several months after his birthday he was still wishing for one so I found a nice used on.  He had some particular idea in mind about the cover and he tore the one I made off, and now the kindle is lost.  Yay for 7 year olds.  He's also been lashing out and hitting a lot.  We miss the little sweet guy he was.  But with age comes new emotions and frustration he has to learn to master. 

    I saw a meme that raising sons is like breaking up in slow motion.  This is certainly true with B.  He used to be so affectionate but at 6 he stopped liking hugs and kisses.  He is particular about who and how he is touched, which I certainly respect.  It's his body and he is is in charge of it.

mysterious left eye

 B isn't seeing out of his left eye so good.  We've been to an optometrist and the pediatric Ophthalmologist.  We'll go back to the pediatric ophthalmologist in 6 weeks for tests they couldn't do while his eyes were dilated, which they were for the first round of tests.  In the mean time he'll be wearing eye patches.  I picked up a box from CVS and painted some to make it fun.

cousin

B resembles the H side of the family.  Here he is with his cousin H and even though their are both making sort of strange expressions, they do make a lot of the same expressions.  H is 6 feet tall at 15.  B is also very tall for his age.

Cake Design

 I asked B what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday.  He's been anxiously counting down for 2 months.  He designed this cake and it has me, and B and hearts and a rainbow.  I think it's about the sweetest cake a 6 year old ever designed.  I love it.

In the subsequent weeks some of B's siblings tried to convince him that there were cooler cakes that could be made but B stayed true to his vision.  The cake is strawberry with pudding frosting.  The decorations are cookies.  The 7 candles are sparkler candles that gave off a spark every couple of seconds.  It was awesome.

We ordered some presents for B and did a facebook chat with grandparents to enjoy his cake and presents. 

We also filled the pool finally and it looks like it may rain.  But we had a great day.  I'm very grateful for such a sweet and dedicated 7 year old!

Leading up to today B did his school work early so he could be free today.  Then today as others did their work, he went ahead and did his work for tomorrow.  That kid is awesome!