Nine years ago we were given the best mixed blessing ever... that of parenthood. Christian was born April 19, 2000 in San Juan Puerto Rico. He was the cutest baby I had ever seen. (Wishing all the baby photos weren't packed right now.) We were told many times that he would make a great baby model.
We knew Christian was an amazing child from the beginning. He began talking quickly and hasn't stopped since. When he was 18 months we went for a walk and I was astounded to see him point to a stop sign and hear him say "Look Mommy, a octogon." Christian remembers everything he hears or sees (except those he chooses to forget like homework due dates and chores). It's a mixed blessing. He is full of amazing trivia, rarely has to study for anything, and remembers everything that sounds like a promise. We have to be very careful what we promise.
He loves anything to do with magic or science. He asked for a chemistry set in 1st grade and was very disappointed when I explained to him that we couldn't build a working laser to "cut things with" because I wouldn't know where to get a particle accelerator (if in fact that's what we would need). We built an electrical circuit instead.
I can't believe that he is nine years old. Someone once told me that when you are raising children, the days go slowly but the years fly by. It is very true. In a blink he has grown up so much.
He is in 3rd grade and is really amazing. In the accelerated class he is in, he has learned to play chess very well, participated in a school play, learned to play chimes with his group, and took 3rd place in a 3rd - 4th grade math tournament of the game Krypto. He has a reading comprehension level of 8th grade, has taught himself to add and subtract fractions, and positive and negative numbers, as well as figuring square roots. Overall, in the national testing, he scored in the 98th percentile. We are continually amazed and proud of his abilities. However, academia has many challenges left for Christian to master... remembering to bring home homework, turn in completed homework, and staying organized enough to keep track of said homework. :)
Christian is a very helpful kid who loves to do things to make others happy. He is so good with his little sisters and is always bringing home things from school that he thinks Jordan will like. He is creative, loving, kind, curious and infectiously happy. We love him and we are so glad he is a part of our family!
Well, I guess that is enough bragging for now. I really believe a child should be bragged about on (or around) their birthday.
We knew Christian was an amazing child from the beginning. He began talking quickly and hasn't stopped since. When he was 18 months we went for a walk and I was astounded to see him point to a stop sign and hear him say "Look Mommy, a octogon." Christian remembers everything he hears or sees (except those he chooses to forget like homework due dates and chores). It's a mixed blessing. He is full of amazing trivia, rarely has to study for anything, and remembers everything that sounds like a promise. We have to be very careful what we promise.
He loves anything to do with magic or science. He asked for a chemistry set in 1st grade and was very disappointed when I explained to him that we couldn't build a working laser to "cut things with" because I wouldn't know where to get a particle accelerator (if in fact that's what we would need). We built an electrical circuit instead.
I can't believe that he is nine years old. Someone once told me that when you are raising children, the days go slowly but the years fly by. It is very true. In a blink he has grown up so much.
He is in 3rd grade and is really amazing. In the accelerated class he is in, he has learned to play chess very well, participated in a school play, learned to play chimes with his group, and took 3rd place in a 3rd - 4th grade math tournament of the game Krypto. He has a reading comprehension level of 8th grade, has taught himself to add and subtract fractions, and positive and negative numbers, as well as figuring square roots. Overall, in the national testing, he scored in the 98th percentile. We are continually amazed and proud of his abilities. However, academia has many challenges left for Christian to master... remembering to bring home homework, turn in completed homework, and staying organized enough to keep track of said homework. :)
Christian is a very helpful kid who loves to do things to make others happy. He is so good with his little sisters and is always bringing home things from school that he thinks Jordan will like. He is creative, loving, kind, curious and infectiously happy. We love him and we are so glad he is a part of our family!
Well, I guess that is enough bragging for now. I really believe a child should be bragged about on (or around) their birthday.
Here are some pictures of his birthday party, he called it a "Mysteries of Magic" team party.
It was so breezy we had a hard time lighting the candles.
Solving the mystery!
5 comments:
Oh my gosh, I remember when he was BORN! Where does the time go??
He sure is one amazing kid! On another note, I have a small request for your blog. The print is really small and hard to read sometimes, could you use just a bit bigger font? I love reading your blog! :)
I love Christian! I remember one time when I was babysitting him at my parents' house I was going to give them an avacado for part of their meal and he didn't know what it was. (He was much younger at the time). So I told him if he could guess what color it was on teh inside I would give him a skittle. He sat and contemplated every option and finally decided on green. It was really funny!
Your house is looking AMAZING!! You're very talented! You'll have to help me decorate my house! Thanks for allt he stuff you gave me! You guys are awesome!
Hey there guys! Good to see all the fun photos and read about your cool family. Good job!
Love ya, Uncle Mike Taylor
I just love Christian! He's one amazing kid.
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