I feel like overnight my son has grown-up in so many ways.
He has matured immensely over the last month. He has become very articulate, having a large vocabulary and speaking in complex sentence structures.
He is now beginning to put on his own clothes.
He is potty trained .... and is now insisting on using the "big boy potty" (aka toilet).
He is growing taller.
I remember not too long ago, I was praying for the day that I wouldn't be needed so much by him. He was like velcro, stuck to me all the time. I would like to smack that "me" on the backside of the head for being so eager and willing to let him grow-up so fast. I didn't realize how difficult it would be to watch my son become so independent so quickly overnight.
I am thankful for him wanting me to snuggle with him every night. I am not willing to give up the snuggle time. Its as much for me as it is for my children - our snuggle time. I am holding on to this little bit of young motherhood as long as I can ....... I'm seeing now how my 5 year old daughter much prefers being at school over a two week holiday break at home with me. I'm not ready for two kids much preferring to be away from home than being at home with me.
Time needs to slow down!
It's not that they want to be away from you, it's that they want to be busy and have their brains pushed. I'm pretty certain that if Norah could have you AT school she'd be the happiest girl on the planet!
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