Nathan 9 Month Pictures/Future Teacher Conversation Below Pics

How my young chap is growing and showing SO much personality. Yes, he's way too happy. I am counting the days when he switches over to whole milk.

Can you say $3 for a gallon of whole milk versus $100 per month for formula?

Future Telephone Conversation with Nathan's Teacher

Some background first. My son sometimes eats 10% of his bodyweight in ONE DAY so needless to say, he really likes food. If this continues (probably not due to the impossibility of eating 10% of say 50 pounds when he's a kid) then this mock conversation will occur something like this:

(September 13, 2013, 5:10PM)

The phone rings...

School: "Is this the father of Nathan?"

Me: "Yes."

School: "Your son Nathan is very active."
(That's school teacher code for "HE'S A SPAZ")

Me: "Yes, I know."

School: "He really likes to run around."
(Again, school teacher code for "HE'S REALLY HYPER")

Me: "Yeah. He loves to play outside."
(That's father code for "MY SON IS AN ATHLETE")

School: "Is your son eatting and sleeping good?"
(That's code for: "DO YOU FEED YOUR SON PURE SUGAR FOR BREAKFAST?")

Me: "Oh yes. He loves to eat and he goes to bed at 8PM every night!"
(Father code for: "NO, WE DON'T LET OUR SON WATCH HOURS OF TV")

School: "DOES NATHAN SHARE WITH YOU HOW HIS DAY WAS?"
(Translation: "ARE YOU AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN YOUR SON'S LIFE?"

Me: "WHAT'S YOUR POINT WITH ALL OF THIS?"

School: "WELL, HE SEEMS A BIT WOUND UP."
(Translation: "HE'S OUT OF CONTROL!"

ME: "HE' A REAL HAPPY KID."

School: "YOU COULD SAY THAT."
(Translation: "THIS CAN'T BE REAL---NO ONE IS THIS HAPPY--HE MUST BE ON MEDICATION.")

ME: "IS EVERYTHING OKAY?"

School: "I just wanted to touch base with you now that the school year is 3 weeks in."
(Translation: "WE'RE WATCHING YOUR SON")

ME: "THAT NICE OF YOU."
(Translation: "THAT'S NICE BUT WHY ARE YOU REALLY CALLING?")

School: "ONE OTHER THING: YOUR SON HAS ALOT OF ENERGY AND WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING IN THE CLASSROOM."

Me: "YEAH, HE'S AN OUTGOING KID."

School: "YES...BUT."
ME: "DOES HE GET STRAIGHT A'S"

Me: "DOES HE TREAT THE OTHER KIDS GOOD?"
School: "YES...BUT."

Me: "THEN WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?"
School: "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS..."

Me: "YOU WON'T OFFEND ME. JUST LAY IT OUT THERE."

School: "OKAY, SIR... HERE IT GOES...YOUR SON HAS EATEN ALL OF THE FOOD IN THE CAFETERIA"
(Translation: "YOUR SON HAS EATEN ALL OF THE FOOD IN THE CAFETERIA!")

Me: "YES, OUR SON HAS A BIG APPETITE. IS HE BREAKING ANY RULES?"
SCHOOL: "NO, NOT REALLY."

Me: "WE GIVE HIM 27 DOLLARS FOR LUNCH. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?"

School: "UH, NO. I GUESS NOT."

Me: "IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?"

School: "NO SIR. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW OF HIS EATING HABITS."

Me: "THAT'S MY BOY!"

School: "HAVE A GOOD DAY"

Me: "BUH...BYE"