The Middle One

The Middle One usually has the colorful personality, they're lovingly known as the clowns.  Unfortunately a lot of times being the middle child can come off in a negative light.  They're the ones that are known for being failures to launch.  I know some middle kids who have turned out JUST GREAT, but I also have a hand full of others that fit the mold perfectly.  Now that we have 3 kids, Brad and I joke about the Middle One.  BUT, he gives us really good reasons to.  He's the kid that at 13 months, when all other are just tying to figure out how to walk, he would put a bucket on his head and walk around the house.  He's the kid that would put his underwear on outside of his clothes.  I will never forget, one time we had come back to the house after a long morning out and about.  we had run some errands, hit a park and played outside in the WARM sun.  After lunch I asked him to change into some napping clothes.  He pulled down his pants and we both realized that he'd been wearing his pajama pants underneath all day.  We would joke that he would be the one living in our basement, when we lived in the Midwest and had one.  But the minute we moved to Texas we changed that thought to him needing to get his act in gear because the pool shed isn't really a functional living space.

Just the other day, at a fresh 5 years of age, we were discussing what his life would be like when he was grown.  He informed me that even after college he would still be living with mommy and daddy.  With him only being 5 years old, that's not a REAL threat, so as a mother I truly appreciate his showing his love.  I asked him what he wanted to do when he was older.  I think I phrased it something like, "What do you want to do during the days when you get big?"  His reply was confident and simple, "Just Chill!".  I think that we have more to worry about than we really know.