My most favorite son

It's come to my attention in the past several months that several people don't know that Connor is not my husband's son. I have never tried to pass him off as Zack's son. I've always been very honest about Connor having a different dad than my daughters. It just surprised me that some people didn't know. 

I got pregnant with Connor when I was 19 years old. I was too young and just starting college. But I don't regret any of it. Anything that would change having Connor in my life is unimaginable. 

But I wanted to write a post about my favorite son. I was reading through my blog and realized I've written at least one post about each of my daughters. But none about Connor. I know why. I make it a point to not write too much about Connor because of the situation. He does have another parent. It's done out of respect I guess. 

But anyway, I did want to write something about him so that my readers can know how incredibly awesome he is!

Connor is my favorite son. Not because he's my only son, but because he is so sweet. He really cares so much about other people's feelings. He is a great big brother. He only has sisters. He is getting ready to get a brand new sister (from his dad and step mom) in just a few weeks. He has always wanted a brother but when he found out they were having a girl he was so excited for them. If he was disappointed at all, he never showed it. I told him "Now that means you are extra special because you are the only boy for me and your dad.". He has a lot of sisters to protect. And he does a good job. Him and Lilly may fight like cats and dogs but he won't ever let anyone talk bad about her. He defends her. 

I have had some issues with his behavior and anger in the past. But I want to say how incredibly proud I am of this boy! I have noticed a change in him in the past week or so that has been amazing. Its not a huge change but it's very noticeable. I can tell when he is getting angry that he tries to calm himself down before it gets out of hand. And he has been catching himself a lot before he argues with me. He has just really grown up and improved on his behavior. I mean all kids will still have their moments. But there are those of you reading this that know the "issues" I've had with Connor and Kerri. And to see both of them improving is like a miracle. It actually brings me to tears.

So anyway, Connor and I were talking tonight about how his family is different. He was telling me how he feels like he's basically alone. He said none of his friends have a family like his. I mentioned a friend of his at school (who I know has a step dad and a step mom). He said he didn't even know that about the boy. So we came up with a plan for Connor to learn more about his friends' families. And he might learn that he has friends with families like his. And he may find someone he can talk to. We also talked about how possibly God chose this type of family for Connor so that he could help other kids that are missing their dad too. He was really interested in being able to help other kids. He is such a sweet and caring boy. I can not wait to see what God has planned for this kid!