I Confess

I have been a band mom, a Scout mom, a swim mom, a "stage" mom, and a soccer mom.  Most recently I have added wrestling mom to that list.

And I have to admit that I am nervous about it.  Wrestling seems to be such a aggressive sport and I am surprised that Tristan is so drawn to it.

He has already sported a busted lip, a scraped chin, and a sore sternum, not to mention the incredibly sore muscles that he has dealt with the past few days as he began practicing.  The sore muscles were expected since he was working out in a way that is new to him, but it is the other injuries and the possibility of more serious ones that make me nervous.  And I don't want him to hurt his shoulder or back and have it affect his ability to swim next season.

But Tristan is loving it and I am glad that he is.  I do believe that the muscles and endurance he is building will help him become stronger, which will help his performance in the pool.  I told him though that I might not be seen in the stands very often at matches, but that I would send his father to cheer for both of us.  He said that was okay.  I'm glad he is so understanding.

He was telling us that the coaches want him to lose two pounds because they think he will be more competitive in the lower weight class.  I know that this is probably true, but I am not sure how possible that is, especially with him putting on more muscle.  I also do not know how I feel about him purposefully trying to lose weight.

We will see how it all pans out, but for now, it seems to be good and Tristan is enjoying himself.  Ethan and I watched a bit of practice the other night.  We did not see Tristan wrestle, but we watched some of the bigger guys.  Ethan looked at me with wide eyes and said, "I do not want to wrestle!"

At least that's one I will not have to worry about!  Holden now, that's another story!  I'm sure he will be very much drawn to the sport.