we took jackson to play tennis for the first time and he really enjoyed himself. my favorite thing about these pictures is how perfectly they capture the *constant* motion that jackson really embodies. it was a pleasure to watch him on the court, because he has that kind of natural althletic fluidity and agility that usually i associate with kids i went to school with who hung out at the country club.
i'm not sure i have ever seen him perform poorly at a sport, and it's like a miracle that the child of two dexters like me and his dad could have somehow produced such a specimen.he was grinning in almost all the pictures i took.
he's taking boxing now too although there's no real contact between any of the kids until he's much further into learning all the mechanics of the sport...poses, moves, etc. i like that he's involved in a sport that is co-ed. there are two girls in his class.
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Oh, I'm getting all teary-eyed over how big he is and how much of a young man he is becoming and how tiny he was when he was born. He looks a lot like his dad to me right now; does he to you?
oh gosh yeah. it's surreal that he really is bigger than me now! they change so fast; childhood is truly ephemeral. seeing it flash by with jackson makes me even more committed to make the most of these early years with rowan. sometimes i go in and look at jackson sleeping just to remind myself of how much he has changed, which is more of a challenege when he is moving constantly when awake.
and yeah, there are definitely parts of his face and his build that remind me of scott. a child is a lovely moveable feast of a reminder of your history.
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