Growing Pains

What do you think about when you hear someone say Growing Pains? There was a show on TV years ago called by that name. It was about a family and their problems with growing children and relationships with each other.

 This cute little guy in the bird bath is my Grandson Thomas. Ok, I admit I doctored the photo. He wasn't really setting in a bird bath, I put him there by the miracle of early technology. It's a pretty common thing to do these days but 16 years ago it was new and fun. I don't think Thomas has seen this picture, maybe he will now.

I still have that bird bath. It's one of my favorite things in the yard and the birds love it.

Thomas, like all others, hasn't stayed that adorable baby, he is becoming a young man with all the problems that go along with growing up.  Thomas is our musician. He plays percussion instruments.

The latest challenges he is facing is growing pains.
His bones are growing faster then his muscles are stretching, resulting in fractures and pain. So he is quite literally having physical growing pains.

I Googled growing pains today and found some interesting information. Try it yourself if you want more information.

I asked Matt this morning if he ever had growing pains and his answer was pretty much what I expected. He had so many scrapes and bruises, aches, pains and a broken finger from roller blading that he really didn't know.

From what I read, most of the time the results are aching muscles that sometimes wake you up at night and heat, rubs and aspirin are all that is needed.

There are some possible life long consequences since the fractures involve the growth plates but he has a good doctor and is being closely watched  so I think he will be just fine.

Each of my grandsons is unique as are my children, and isn't that what makes them a joy.