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Growing Up is Bittersweet

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by Lolli 1 Comment

On Monday, I sent AJ off to his first day of First Grade. He confidently donned his backpack full of school supplies and ran (yes, literally RAN) to school. A year of kindergarten taught him to love school….and I love that!

Every day AJ reminds me that he is getting bigger and that I no longer have a baby (or toddler or even pre-schooler) in the house. The signs are everywhere:

  • He is in school full time – every day!
  • He dresses himself (and he usually picks things that match!)
  • He can pour himself a bowl of cereal and milk
  • He can make himself a “ham and may-nays sam-lich”
  • He can read!!
  • He asks very deep questions, like “When I get married, you are going to miss me, because I will have to live with my wife instead of you, right?”

However, there are still plenty of signs that he’s not completely grown up quite yet, and for now I am going to hold on to those things and cherish them, as much as I may want him to “grow out of them.”

  • He still wears GoodNites® Underwear every night….and they are almost always wet in the morning
  • I find him in my bed nearly every morning….he still wants to cuddle with mommy!
  • When I walk him to school, he holds my hand.
  • I frequently catch him talking “baby talk” at home. Argh!
  • He is not quite ready to fold his clothes on his own (might as well leave them in a pile!)
  • He calls me “Mommy”

Although I sometimes get tired of finding his GoodNites® pants wet every morning or hearing him revert to his “baby talk,” I know that pretty soon he will grow out of those things, too. I celebrate his achievements and rejoice when he learns something new, but I also realize that each of these steps – big and small – is leading him away from that little boy that I still want to hold on to.

Someday soon he might not want to cuddle or hold my hand or call me “Mommy” anymore. As much as I won’t miss the baby talk and the bedwetting, I will miss those good things about having a little one.

He’s growing up.

It’s a good thing. But it’s a sad thing, too.

Please note: I am participating in the GoodNites® Blogger Ambassador program and I am compensated for my time. The thoughts and experiences expressed here are my own.

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3741 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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  1. Susie's Homemade says

    Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    It goes crazy-fast!

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