Where has my baby gone?

Just adding some entries from my old blog so I have them in one place.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

All of the sudden I am the mother of a boy. My baby is gone. I'm not sure when or how it happened but he is gone. I am reminded all the time...in a million little ways that time is flying by. For instance, he decided that he no longer kisses me. Only hugs. He gives me the exasperated....Mooooooooooooooooommmmmm when I embarass or annoy him now. He wants to know how to spell words. He even sleeps in his own bed without too much complaint these days. He is constantly demonstrating how smart he is and reasons like a true lawyer to be.
And then...there are days like friday. We were standing in the hall and I was zipping up his footed pj's. The soft snuggly ones that I love...that he has worn since he was a newborn and I am thrilled that they now make them in big boy sizes. I'm feeling all nostalgic when he exclaims...

MOM, WATCH MY NUTS!

Yes, my friends, his nuts. I about had a heart attack. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry or scold him so I calmly fought back laughter(which is more than I can say for Chad!) and asked where on earth he learned about nuts. He said his friend Alex, shrugged his shoulders and headed down the stairs. My baby.
And the worst part is...I know that it has only just begun.