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all about Stockton

His love continues to be sports and I don't think that will be changing anytime soon.  For a while right at the end of school he would come home and ask if he could get on the computer and watch baseball highlights.  He gets sucked in to any sporting event that we either attend or watch on TV.

He weighed 53 pounds and was 51 inches tall at his 9-year check-up.  He is short and super skinny.

He will play with Brynn all day and they make up very imaginative games.  I have heard that boys will do this longer than girls and I hope that is true for Stockton.  He rarely asks for a friend over because he is almost always happy to play with Brynn.

He has always been a heavy sleeper but he is having troubles with his sleep lately.  I honestly think it is a mind thing for him...we've been getting to bed later this summer and he starts to stress out about getting less sleep.  And because he's stressing about it, it prevents him from falling asleep.  There have been several times this summer that he has practically begged to go to bed at 8:00 like a school night and I have always told him to go for it, but we have rarely even gotten to bed by 9 or 9:30 this summer.

Stockton hates chores which is a bummer for him because, during the summer, my kids have chores every day that we're home.  I pretty much have to remind him throughout the entire day to get his chores done.

Stockton is a pretty good eater.  The only thing that he really despises is beans but I can sit nearly anything in front of him and he will eat it.  He eats much more enthusiastically if it is something he really enjoys.  Meatballs are still his favorite food and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Prefers baths over showers.  He still likes to play in the water for a while before getting out.

For a kid who started out being terrified of water, he has done a complete flip.  He loves the water now and never hesitates to get in whether we are at a pool or a lake.  He is still really careful to wear his lifejacket if he thinks he needs it and so I'm glad there is that little bit of caution in him.

Stockton is pretty careful with his money, at least the amount that he has in his savings account.  He knows how to research on Amazon and eBay for things that he is wanting and always double checks how much is in his account and how much would be left if he bought something.  We gave all the kids $10 at the 4th of July celebration for games and treats and he only spent $2 and asked Justin to put the rest of the money in his savings account at the bank.  I hope this means that he is going to be smart with his money and budgeting!

I have been reading chapter books to the kids at night.  I started with Brynn and then rotated to Stockton, then Molly.  I would love to read to all of them every day but I just am not able to get that done so this has worked for our family.  I read an A to Z mystery first to Stockton but then he wanted to do Harry Potter.  He had already read the first one so I read him the second and we are almost finished with the third.  At first, it was hard for him to sit still while I read to him but he is much better now and looks forward to our time each night.

Here's is Stockton's birthday interview:
Favorite color: blue
Favorite movie: Sandlot
Favorite breakfast: German pancakes
Favorite dinner: meatballs
Best friend: my family
Favorite TV show: doesn't have one
Favorite scripture story: Samson (I think it was maybe the one he most recently read)
Favorite book: Harry Potter #3
Favorite game: baseball
Favorite story: I don't know
Other kids think about me: That I'm friendly
What do you like about your Mom? That she always help us.
What do you like about your Dad? He wrestles with us.
What do you like about Molly? She's creative.
What do you like about Brynn? She's funny.
What do you like about Ivy? She always dresses up in princess dresses.
What do you like about yourself? That I play baseball.
When I grow up I want to be: a baseball player
I like learning about: science
I want to go to: Australia or Hawaii
If I had one wish it would be: to break Babe Ruth's home run record
Favorite thing to do: play baseball
Favorite song: Whenever I hear the song of a bird

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