Wow, you son's birthday is near mine. I just did a post on mine the other day. He's a lucky guy to have such a cool birthday ;) Also lucky to have such a cool dad to take such great care of him. Going to the zoo is always fun for kids. My kids loved going there when they were that young. They still love going there, but my oldest is starting to get bored of it now (he's 10). That elephant looks like the one here. The one at our zoo is old and looks to be in bad health. Our zoo has an excuse that it's free so the only funding they get is from the city and whatever people donate, but even so, I imagine they can't afford to treat the animals very well and that always makes me sad.
Anyway, happy birthday, Ricky! (Incidentally, we considered calling our first son Rikki, which sounds a lot like Ricky. We were trying to find names that worked both in Japanese and English. So needless to say, I love your son's name!)
Yeah I am kind of attached to the name as well. My dad, me and now little Ricky all have the same exact name. I wonder if he will name his future son Richard as well?
So is 10 a fun age or is he getting moody now? I will be sad when my little one stops wanting to give me cuddles. Although at the moment it is a bit overwhelming how much he clings/climbs on me. I need to work out more so that I will be able to keep up with him!
Oh wow, three Rickys in a row! That's pretty cool.
He has his moments of moodiness, shadows of the teenage years to come I suppose (and I fear), but mostly he is still very clingy. He also always wants to cling to me, climb on me, play with me. He still wants me to sit with him as he goes to bed every night until he falls asleep. It's sometimes overwhelming, as you say, but I try to enjoy it as much as I can, because I know it won't last forever.
My 6 year old, now, he is already much less clingy than his older brother. Funny how they are so similar in some ways but so different in others.