All Boy

Poor little fella.  He got his first shiner today.  I was working out and he was in the little child area.  Apparently he was going for a toy and slammed his little face against the cubbies.  They said he screamed but when I came in he was playing and happy and swelling a little. 

Babies are tough cookies. 

I imagine this will be the first of many black eyes for this guy.  He is curious and into anything and everything - curiosity killed the cat and it will get you in a some pickles at times too. 

I see a future of bloody noses, black eyes, urgent care visits, fractured bones, bloody lips and lots of ice cream.

He's not like his sister - I doubt he'll be anything like her.  She's careful and thinks things (well most things) through before doing something.  She's more methodical and calculating. 

He's what they call - all boy - even at nearly ten months you can tell he's going to be in it to win it and possibly minus a game plan.  You know the kid who thinks - that would be fun - and goes in head first. 

That style of thinking isn't praised too much.  Just jumping in and not testing the water can be disastrous - and I agree.  However, there is something very refreshing about that approach to life.  It isn't necessarily having no fear but more of just not being afraid to try something that may be a little off the path.  It could lead to a richer life if you ask me.  If you aren't constantly crunching on an idea but if you actually go through with it. 

How many good ideas are lost to the fear of actually trying them?

How many great achievements are never met because there's that one tiny detail that stands in your way of getting up and getting going?

We should all be more - all boy - and take a few more "risks" each day.  No, not going and putting your life in danger, but doing something we really want to and not worrying about the negatives (as long as it is in reason).  We may find ourselves actually living this life we've been given if we do that.

As far as my little man goes - he'll give me more greys to cover up and drive me to chug that extra glass of rum in the evenings but if he can work out an alliance with this methodical sister he should be a bit safer than on his own.

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Brownie