I waited until the day after, the morning after, my eldest son’s birthday to make this small blog post.  The Thinker is now twelve and the time has passed so quickly it hardly seems real to me.  He had a great day yesterday electing to travel to a local leisure pool and enjoy the flumes and fun with his family and close friends (it was also the first time that I have been down a flume in more than a decade!).

It was an important birthday for him in my eyes as it marks the start of his journey to adulthood and I will tell you why.  The Thinker now has his own bedroom and has moved out of the shared room with his two brothers for the first time.  That room has a brand new desk and book rack in it for his soon to start school work for secondary school after the summer holidays.  He now has his first mobile phone which is an entry level model on a pre-pay contract meaning he can begin to interact with the digital world and learn those lessons too.  As always I am humbled by the adoration that people have for my son who is a wonderful boy, always helpful and always polite.  Cards, gifts and mementos came to him across the day.  Even a great new cover for his new bed!

It will not be long before I am speaking about him becoming a teenager….

Happy Birthday my Son.  From the very start and your first smile until each passing moment and your smiles of today you are the centre of my life.

GBS