Terrible Mom

Because we have been having problems with Jack a therapist suggested we make notes about everything Jack comments about and take it to Jack's physical next month. Little weird things like Jack for about a week had a bloody nose almost everyday. Jack also complained about his feet hurting. For kids Jack's age they are still learning to communicate. So every little comment counts

Phil and I immediately thought that Jack is going to have flat feet. Phil has flat feet, according to the podiatrist the "flattest feet he has every seen in his professional career" (YIKES). Also the reason Phil was not accepted in the military. Anyway, a few weeks later Jack came home from school and the side of his shoe was torn open. It looked like a side wall blow out. Jack is a rough little boy and I just figured he did it on the play ground.

I forgot about a pair of tennis shoes under Jack's dresser. We tried them on and they appeared to fit okay. A few days later, he told me he really did not like them and asked if he could have new ones. So I took him Sunday with some of my garage sale earnings and bought him new shoes. While Katie and I were looking for the replacement pair of broken flip flops from Friday, Phil was in the boys shoes helping Jack pick out new shoes.

By the time we were ready to leave the shoes section, we had Optimus Prime sneakers and some sparkly flip flops. What stunned me the most was that the new sneakers were size 12. The shoes at home were size 10.5. NO WONDER HIS FEET HURT!!!!!! I felt so bad...........

Later Sunday night I walked out of the bonus room and saw him sleeping in his bed. He looked so long like he had grown a half a foot over night. I am not sad about him becoming a "big boy". I am very excited for him. The last year has been really rough on him and I feel like slowly he is coming out of it and I get to see this great, very funny little boy. Hopefully he doesn't think I am a terrible mom for cramming his feet in his shoes for too long. I swear I am not trying to keep him little forever.

TTFN