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28 Sunday Feb 2016

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The boy got third in his tournament today. This tournament they break them down into brackets of 4. He won his first match then most the next two. He lost to kids who not only weighed 10% more than he but were really good! He wrestles hard, did a great job, I am so proud even though he didn’t get the win! He was bummed but after chatting after the matches today I think he finally realized that in a few years he’ll be Wrestling in school and be against kids his own size. Hopefully he can learn from these tough losses and just keep getting tougher and better!

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After Wrestling tonight the Hubs and I went out to dinner and a movie with some other couples. Parents from football and assistant coaches from football. It was so nice to hang out with other couples. We saw the movie Deadpool, so funny! No way are we letting our boys watch that anytime soon! Was so good to hang out with other adults that we enjoy being around and our kids get a long too! Great night, now we have to go get the Boy from their house since our normal babysitter (my mom) had plans tonight. Good thing the older sister agreed to let him come hang with her brother, hopefully they didn’t annoy her too much!

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Hard Work Always Pays Off

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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Tonight was the boys last duel Wrestling match. His team vs the other city teams. He wrestled twice tonight and went 1-1. He wrestled hard tonight and all year. He has struggled this year because all the kids he wrestles have gotten bigger and stronger and he pretty much has stayed the same. He is a small kid but he wrestles tough. He is not usually matched up wothnkids his size. They are all about 5-7 (sometimes more) pounds heavier than him.

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He out in work wrestled hard the whole time and never gave up. I am so proud of him. He had a struggle this year, there was a few times he was bummed and down about not winning but he kept working, he kept trying and even though his record is not as good as it has been in years past he made us proud! He was a leader in his team and always supported his teammates and had good sportsmanship! I love watching him work hard and go hard win or lose Hard Work always pays off!

Can’t wait to watch him at the tournament Saturday. It is going to be bittersweet being the last time this year to see him wrestle until next year! On to baseball though!

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Working Hard Wrestling

04 Thursday Feb 2016

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The boy had another Wrestling match tonight! He has had to battle hard this season! This is his 5 th season Wrestling and he is 10 years old and weighs 58 pounds. It’s tough to find him someone to wrestle. They try to keep him with kids his age, experience level and within 2-3 pounds. The kids he has wrestled the lastvfew years are 8-10 pounds heavier than him. Then he was sick last week and lost 4 pounds. The boy is tough and I think he wrestles like he is heavier than he actually is, but there comes a point where he just runs out of strength! Where he cannot physically do what he wants because his opponent out weighs him or is that much stranger than him.

However, he has kick some butt this season. He has won only about 50% of his matches but has only really been beat once or twice! There were a few tears shed and some really negative talk from the boy the first couple matches. He has said “I sucked!” The Hubs and I have tried to lift him up and encourage him and maybe he has heard but he has finally got to the point where he can go out, wrestle hard and keep his head high even if he doesn’t win.

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Today the guy who he wrestled first is really good. He has always been good and The Boy has a hard time with him but The Boy stepped up. He looked strong and didn’t back down or let it get to his head that he was giving up about 10 pounds and was getting beat by a guy bigger and stronger. The Boy held him to 2 and 0 points in the first and third round in the second the other guy scored 7 points. I was proud that The Boy never once backed down and never let his head down. I was waiting for a Rocky like come back!

The Boy is getting that power through mentality. As much as his inner spirit days I am gonna get creamed he keeps his head uo and gives it all he’s got. He is learning to work hard and leave it all out on the mat! I couldn’t be more proud of him!

Don’t Get Mad, Get Focused

14 Thursday Jan 2016

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Today was the third wrestling match of the the year. The boy has had some tough competition this year. When he got down in his first match, he kind of gave up a little. He has asked me to not yell too loud or too much because it distracts him. That is tough for me. It’s tough to be quiet. I did it but when I saw him getting down and “giving up” I let loose and was loud. Still I was positive but with the don’t give up tone. He wrestles and when he can’t figure out what to do to get out of something or if the kid sets him off he gets mad and emotional. I keep saying, “Don’t get mad, get focused” but sometimes I am not sure he knows or is capable of understanding what I am saying or even how to do that!

We wrestle in a league and the teams and wrestlers kind of stay the same so he has been wrestling some of these kids for 5 years. They all grow and get bigger but for the most part they all stay the similar sizes in relation to each other. There are some kids in his weight group that have gotten stronger, faster, and better. The boy has as well and all the kids his size have. Some have gotten extremely better! Today he had a good night. He only wrestled two kids and one kid forfeited after about 30 seconds in the first round. This kid (the other boy) does that a lot when The Boy (my boy) starts to dominate him. That boy, (the other boy), does not like to lose or get beat and The Boy , my boy, gets him most times. The two have wrestled a lot The Boy (my boy) is probably up 50-75% of the time. Although same kid beat The Boy (my boy) in last week’s match. At this age (10) it is hard to handle so much emotions. It is hard to learn how to wrestle a kid and get beat by him and not get mad at him. When do they learn the ‘friendly competition’ idea? Anyway it is always fun to watch, he is learning and growing?

Mother sonYesterday was the boys birthday. He is now 10! He was a fast labor. I had felt some minor contractions all day but didn’t think it was anything. Then my water broke and he came out in less than 30 minutes. The Boy is pretty chill until he needs something and he needs it right now! Just like the way he came into this world! He is a strong character. He has a strong personality and he is very emotional. When he is frustrated you know it. When he is happy or excited there is no mistaking that either! Which makes it so much more fun to spend time with this kid.

I am proud to be his mom. I hope I can teach him how to focus a little more and use his emotions to help him and not distract him. That is the one thing I want to help him with this year! So that when he is 11 I can say to him “Don’t get mad, Get Focused” and he would actually know how to do just that! That is my mom goal for The Boy this year.

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