Five = Change

We had Trio's 5 year check up today. I was expecting what most parents expect at this one -- lots and lots of shots. I've heard the horror stories of the 5 year old shots and it was horrible. I was terrified that it was going to be that way.

As it turns out, he was up to date on his shots. So I worried and panicked for nothing. Go fig. Not that I'm complaining mind you because no one wants their kids to have shots. I was just expecting today to turn out differently which is pretty much going to be my mindset for the next year because that what five is to me.

Five is one of the many game changing year it appears. They head to kindergarten in most cases, memories form etc (most of this you can see on my blog was well). But what is amazing to me is how almost instant this change in Trio was. It is like five came and *bam*! Personality exploded and the normal traits of five year old began including bargaining, talking a lot more, and lots of sassing with a sprinkle of back talk.

Now for the most part Trio is a good kid. He can be a bit of a challenge like any kid and he likes to really test his boundaries with saying "No" to us a lot which is pet peeve of mine. He is also taken to throwing fits when he can't get what he wants right away or you take something from him (example a smart phone he is playing with or my Fire).

Most of this can be chalked up to being tired because as much of a big boy as he is (and thinks he is) if he's tired it shows. If he needs a nap it show especially when you suggest taking a nap and he melts down into this ball of crying and rage that is so grand you think we told him we were dropping him off at an orphanage. When that happens my response is always "Yeah you're totally not helping your case that you do not need a nap right now."

But also part of it is him changing and morphing and having more of a stronger personality. Getting back to the smart phone/Fire convo, it is a bit amazing he can work all of this so well. True most kids can just because this is the techie world that we know live in but he is not evening doing what most kids do with them. There are books he knows are his that he reads on my Fire, games he knows specifically are for him so when he can play for them that is what he goes it.

He also has this new thing I've noticed or heard about where if you ask him something silly or ask him to do something silly he won't. Not only will he not but he will make you feel small/stupid that you asked. Examples are where one time Albert saying a line from Turk from the movie Tarzan asked Trio to go "The fun has arrived!! You say it Trio!!". And from the other room you hear a scoff (I kid you not a scoff) and Trio replied "I'm not saying that."

Then when I was at work there was a story with bath time. Trio has noticed since school that he is a boy. And the only other "boy" around is his Daddy. As such bath, getting dressed, all that jazz he wants Daddy to do. So I hear that one time when Albert was getting his clothes my sister was teasing him about someone else getting him out. She was in the bathroom talking to him asking "Well, can Ya-Ya (her nickname from him) get you out?"

"No, Daddy."

"Can Nica get you out?"

"No, Daddy."

"Can Kendall get you out?" And at this KaCee (my sister) said that he kind of bent his head down in a way that if he wore glasses he would have been peering over the top of them at her and said very matter of factly, "Kendall's not here."

o.0 Mind...blown.

And it's not that he recognized she wasn't there just the inflection that I was told was in his voice that pretty much said "I'm not stupid." And that is what I mean about the personality exploding. Last year he would have giggled about it but now it's very serious. And he does that with a lot of things. He's very independent for the most part and likes to do things for himself to the point where sometimes he will get mad if you do. Not that I mind because as well all know I didn't want a Mama's Boy in the sense that he was tied to my apron strings at 18. It's just...bittersweet to see because it shows me undoubtedly that yes--he is growing up.

And five is the precursor to all this. So I'm getting ready for it because if these random bursts of his personality are any indication the next 13 years will be far from uninteresting.