Time Flies

It just occurred to me this past week that my first baby, Micah, will be starting Kindergarten in August!  It is so hard to believe that he is already going to be in elementary school!  I remember the day he has born like it was yesterday...I know people always tell you that it goes faster than you think, but I don't think I realized exactly how fast it would go until I lived it.  I remember his first birthday, his first steps, his first Christmas and everything since then.  It's so hard for me to believe that he will be in school in around 6 months - he will be making new friends, and learning new things and I won't get to spend all day with him anymore... I will no longer be spending the majority of his awake hours with him.  My heart aches at the thought of that.  Up until now, I have been able to call him my baby, but when he starts school, that will be the end of that. 

While I'm desperate to get Elijah potty trained, I realize that that marks the end of his toddler years.  Once he is able to go potty and wipe his own butt, he's officially a "pre-schooler" instead of a "toddler".  I am thankful that he is still in that stage where he doesn't mind giving mommy "loves".  Micah will still give me loves every now and then, but for the most part, he wants to be on the go.  Elijah, however, will still give me big hugs and kisses just about every time I ask him for them.  I can still "bribe" the kisses and hugs out of him, too, so that's nice for me. 

But while I don't look forward to it, I realize that my kids are not going to be kids forever.  I know that I am going to go to bed one night and wake up and they will be in high school breaking all the girls' hearts, and then I will take a nap and when I wake up they will be getting married, then I'll blink and they will be having kids (at which point I will be a grandma!), and I know I can't stop it, but I am going to do my best to enjoy the time I have with them while they're little.