My son, I was looking at him today, we were talking together, as he was getting ready for football practice. And I realized that it isn't too much longer before we are seeing eye to eye, and then I will be looking up to him.
Ohh, the thought, just makes me feel so, umm, seasoned.
Yes, that's it.
I can't believe that this day has come. Did this 1st baby of mine suddenly grow so big overnight?
I know, I know, they always told me, appreciate these years while they are young as they grow up so quickly.I thought, yeah right, I just want to get a full night's sleep & when is that coming?
But, it did come, and it became the next step of our lives.
My oldest is starting high school this fall. It really did fly by, those young years, we are now entering into the age of the real teen years. I cringe at the thought of having 4 teenagers at once.
And I bet that's true too, remember when everyone said," Oh the toddler years are easy compared to the teenager years."
Once again, I thought, You have no idea, what this side is like either.
This was at a time when I had two boys, a preschooler, and a toddler, and newborn twin baby girls. Yep, 4 kids in less than 5 years. Life to me couldn't be any more chaotic than what I was living and someone says, "Just wait until they are teenagers" Are you kidding me? At least they can all feed themselves and go to the bathroom on their own, and walk. Oh, and they can tell you when they are going to throw up, especially when they are in bed with you. No, I thought, the teen age years couldn't possibly be worse than this phase.
But then life got a little easier & easier with each step our family grew. And everyone became a little older. And they can do things on their own. And now it seems I turned around, and my oldest is nearing my height. And I'm not short. I'm 5'8''. He is just entering High School, those growth spurts are coming.
My family is growing up and it's hitting me.
I remember being pregnant with my first, and trying to imagine how different my life was about to become. I kept thinking, how weird & strange it will be having a baby of our own, and seeing him in a diaper crawling around our house. And now, I can't imagine my life without him in it every single day. And it has me thinking, I only have about 4 years left with him, living in our house, every single day, as a permanent occupant. College will be right around the corner. I want these years to slow down. I want to still have children that want me around, that think I'm fun, and hug me when they go to bed and miss me when staying overnight at Grammie's. This is a good phase we are in. Could this be the calm before the storm? You know, when all 4 of my sweet children, turn into "teenagers" and who roll their eyes at me and think they know everything.
I hope everyone that said "the baby & toddler years are easy, compared to the teenager years", are completely wrong.
I made it thru those long nights with babies & toddlers.
Glad I did it, but glad we are out of that phase.
However, now I am on the cusp of another phase of our family life.
This is the last year I will have kids in the elementary school. It's sad to me because there are so many moms I have bonded with through these years of being on committees & volunteer duties, that I will miss seeing on a regular basis. We are a part of a very active parent, teacher, school committee. It's different at the middle school.
High school, I remember it well. I'm sure I will be up again late at night, this time waiting for kids to return home each night.
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