Life Moves Fast, Kids Grow Faster

Hey, it's been a while! If you need a refresher of who I am and what my goal is with this blog you can check out the "About" section. It has been about ten months since I posted on here and life has seemed to be flying by. Our families has had lots of exciting moments and plenty of hard ones too. Here is a quick summary of all the things that can happen in just 10 months...

• 6 Holidays and 2 birthdays celebrated

• A kicked diapers and hopped on the potty train (all aboard!)

• Little brother fell and broke his two front teeth

• A also went through some screenings and was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (I'll have a whole post on that coming soon)

• I graduated with a Master's in Early Childhood and Family Studies

• Little brother has finally mastered sleeping in his bed, in his room, all night (can I get a hallelujah?!)

• Two vacations were cancelled because...(see next item)

• COVID happened and all the other crazy happenings of 2020, incase you forgot for a second

Both these boys are growing physically over night. Literally, my littlest went to bed one night fitting perfectly into his tennis shoes that day and the next day I couldn't squeeze his chubby feet back in them. Who gave them permission to do all this growing and so fast?

Everyone always tells you (repeatedly), "they grow up so fast, you'll miss this". I want to shout at these people, "I know! Say something helpful like how to stop them from growing so fast!". Yes I want these sweet boys to become independent little men who can dress themselves, use the bathroom by themselves, and have a meal without leaving the floor looking like a grocery truck spilled all over the floor. I also want them to stay little enough to sit in my lap to watch a cartoon, have mommy tuck them into bed, and hold my hand when they are unsure of a situation. I know parents worldwide feel the same way, but we also know there is absolutely nothing we can do about babies growing up. Even if we could stop the growing, would we really want to?

My babies don't need rocked to sleep anymore, but they do need me to help them feel safe to sleep. My babies don't need me to spoon feed them, but they do need me to provide nutritious meals so they can be healthy. Your babies may not need you to change their diapers or help them in the bathroom anymore (mine still do), but they need you to take care of them in other ways. Your babies may not live at home anymore but they still need to know you're there if they need you. Our babies may be growing fast but that just means we get to love and support them in new and exciting ways. We get the privilege of helping our children learn about life, build skills for the future, and gain experiences to help them mature in men and women.

Life is moving fast and these babies are growing even faster, but if we spend too much time trying to figure out how to slow the growing down we will miss all the new and exciting adventures that are taking place. At 27 I know I still need my parents frequently for advice and support. My prayer is that my boys will always know that no matter how big they get and no matter how fast life gets, mom will always be there. I wish your families happy growing!