J

J.  Is.  AWESOME.

This statement does not, however, mean he is not without fault.  Believe me, I know when he tidys up the bathroom and makes his bed that he wants something.  He's a bit of an antagonizer with his siblings and doesn't like to fold anyone else's laundry but his own.  He's also just starting to tackle his teenage years so I have to be at least a little understanding, right?

But oh, the list of good things about this boy that I could come up with.

First of all he's smart.  I mean really smart.  It worries me a little that he is going to at some point get caught in a class that is really going to make him work and I don't want to see him crumble.  But he's very good at getting stuff done when he decides he's going to do it.

He's got a huge heart, I mean seriously huge.  He has boxes that he likes the things of life to fit in, which sometimes is a little hard for him to manage.  He's a sweetheart though.  Loves his sister and takes good care of her.  Just when I think he's merely tolerating his brother, he does something crazy and sticks up for him.  He's also very good to his grandmas.  I credit Mr. Man mostly for that.

He's pretty particular who he places his alliances with.  I don't mind this, honestly.  I'm kind of glad he doesn't just automatically trust everyone. I hope as he gets older and starts dating that this is especially true.  Building a relationship with someone you love that's based on things like friendship.  Honesty.  Charity.  I hope he continues to have a lot of good friends and a lot of good fun but I hope he saves himself for a very special girl and doesn't treat love like it's common place.  Having something eternal is something pretty great.

He's my boy that is able to gut-it-up and do the right thing when he needs to.  I think that's a rare trait.  Sometimes I worry that we put too much pressure on him, but he is an amazing young man and I firmly believe he has great things in his future.  He's driven and when he decides to do something you might as well just get out of his way.  I hope this becomes a life long habit of his.

He has such a huge chunk of my heart that sometimes I think it will burst.