Justin was a moderately easy child to raise. There were so many facets to his personality that they can't be covered in a single post.
He was a gifted child. He talked and walked very early. His vocabulary grew by leaps and bounds as did his physical development. I was asked once if he was a risk taker. I have to say he was but not without thinking it through.
For example as a toddler in the temper tantrum phase, he laid down carefully first then kicked his legs, holding himself steady with his arms. He tried this technique only twice before giving it up for more creative ways to get my attention.
His love of superheroes started early. It might have been fueled by the Superman pajamas, complete with a cape, I bought him. By age 3 he was an expert at climbing on chairs then flying down, taking into consideration the height and trajectory. He climbed to the back of the sofa and did a double jump, to the cushions then the floor. This definitely got my attention. In good weather he took his act to the outdoors, usually the swing set. He factored in my watchful eye and started small, flying off a moving swing. Through the years with my attention diverted to his younger brother he advanced to jumping off the roof of the neighbor's play house. He had thought it through and decided whatever the backlash, it was worth it to be a superhero. He is still a superhero in my eyes.
Tomorrow's post will review his name's meaning, The Just and the Upright.
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