Boy and His Summer Slumber
25 Jul
We’re loving late nights and really late mornings this summer. Just ask Joey, who is dozing more than anyone in our family. It’s like he’s a teenager, waking only when I open his window blinds and coax him into opening his oh-s0-tired eyes. But he’s not even on the edge of the teens, in fact, he has his 10-year-old check-up tomorrow, where we’ll learn that he’s more the size of 12 than 10 at his nearly 5 feet 3 inches and 108 pounds and that he’s not stopped growing since he was born. Not even one stalled moment. He was 10 pounds, 9 ounces at birth; 22 pounds at 6 months; 40 pounds at 3 years; and 80 pounds at 8. (Brother Danny is currently 62 pounds at 8 years old.)
The boy does everything big — he grows big, complains big, fishes big, and now, he sleeps big. Normal, I think. But we’ll be confirm with his doc in the morning. Just be be sure.
UPDATE: OK, so he’s more the size of 13 than 12, and the sleeping is just fine, as long as he doesn’t have trouble rising early if necessary (like on school days), which he doesn’t.
Well, nothing wrong with late mornings during vacation time. I love it too.
And with 5’3″ and 108 pounds at 10 he is a big guy indeed!
Good to hear everything is ok. Oh my God, now just wait until he is really 13, and starts ‘dating big’, ‘partying big’ etc. I am glad I can still wait a few years to become a mum!
You’re scaring me! No, I am already anticipating all the big things he’ll be doing as he grows up. And fingers crossed it all goes smoothly!
Hello Jacki, how is your summer slumber boy doing? Could he adapt to the school rhythm easily?
He has adapted well, thanks for asking! He pops right up with his alarm, gets dressed, and starts reading until breakfast is ready!