Making Mama Proud

I may have mentioned to some of you out there, that Cameron has had a really tough time with being 3. (Ok...Mom and Dad have had a tough time!) We didn't see terrible 2's, but terrible 3's seemed to arrive right after his birthday. There were a lot more tantrums, arguing, and attitude! Val and I have really been working hard to maintain boundaries with Cameron, while at the same time still trying to understand that he is 3 and there is only so much he can understand right now. On that note, I now have to give him big props for being such a sweet boy too.

During his soccer game this past Sat., Cameron was really working hard to get the ball from any player in his way. In the process, it looked like he knocked over a few people. The sweetest moment though was when a little boy from the other team fell down and Cameron was in the heat of the game, but he stopped and looked at the little boy on the ground. Instead of running off to get back in the game (like I was screaming at him to do!), he knelt over and checked on the little boy to see if he was OK. It seemed like something so little at the time, but when I went back and watched the video of the game, I realized that not once did any other kid stop to check on anyone else that got knocked over the entire game. I was really proud of my boy that he actually took the time to show care and concern for someone he doesn't even know. Sniff, Sniff...

Cameron's team did do a lot better this past Sat., and Cameron cracked us up because he looked like he was trying to play every position on the team. He was his own one man team. The coach put him at goalie for a while there, and he was doing a great job of keeping the other team from scoring too much. But then there was one time when the ball was coming right at the goal and Cameron kicked that ball so hard, that it passed up everyone from both teams. Cameron must have seen a great opportunity, because he then left from being goalie, ran after the ball he just kicked out, got to mid-field, and wacked that ball all the way into our net and scored. It was pretty hilarious to watch him go from defending our goal to scoring all in one minute. That's my boy! ;)