He is DATING??!?!?!?

Last night Jake came into my office and handed me a crumpled up piece
of paper and said "I want to tell you this but I dont want to talk
about it right now" and ran off. I opened it up and it said "I am
dating Sareena" on it. I didnt say anything, I was getting ready to do
my Christmas cards and needed a pen so I went in his room and asked if
he had one. He didnt so I said OK and came back out. He poked his head
out of his door and said "Momma did you even read that paper I gave
you"? I said I had and he said OK and shut his door.

A little bit later he came out into the living room to say he would go
out to the car and get me a pen if I needed him to. (LOL) I said that
it was ok, I had found one. I said "Can I ask you a question"? he said
yes and sat down and I said "Did you think I would be mad at you"? he
nodded his head and I asked why he thought that. He didnt know and
just shrugged his shoulders. I said "Can I ask how all this came
about"? He said "well it started back when we went to Cinderella but
then it kind of faded because we didnt really work out (LOL) but then
I asked her again the other day on the bus so now we are back on
again". I said "oooh, ok well what does 'dating' mean, do you hug,
hold hands"??? He said "well we dont hug or anything but yeah we hold
hands". his face was all flushed and he was acting all nervous so I
said "You know Jake I kind of knew that you had a crush on her for
awhile and I dont think there is anything to feel embarrassed about,
if you and your sister find people who make you happy and you want to
spend time with then that makes me happy too". His eye got all huge
and he said "How did you know"?? I told him mother know things like
that some times. I asked him if he talked to her on the phone (I know
he doesnt) and he said "well no, I gave her my number awhile ago but
she might have lost it so I will give it to her again tomorrow and
then you and her mom can talk"! (LMAO) I said "NO thats OK, I think we
will just keep things the way they are for now"!!!

*sigh* Seriously?? He is DATING?? He is NINE!!! This is sooo funny!
Please dont mention it to him but I am so proud that he came and
talked to me about it!!! I am sure that this whole thing will last 5
minutes but it sure does feel good that he trusts me enough to let me
in on these kinds of things!