almost 5?

My baby turns 5 in less than two months. Five?? Really? It seems like just yesterday the boys were babies, and yet they will be 7years old this summer. And my baby will be 5. Just seems so grown up. So final that there are no more baby, toddler or even preschoolers left in our house. Come next fall, all the kids will be in elementary school. Crazy.

Tonight after we read a couple books, I was holding Adisyn and telling her how I used to hold her all the time when she was a baby. Then she would get older and start to play more on her own, but I still always loved holding and cuddling her. Even now, when I go to cuddle my “baby” and all the sudden she is all grown up, barely fitting in my arms, I still love holding her. I said “Adisyn, you have to stop growing up now. You are mama’s baby, and I want you to stay this way.” She said, “No mommy! First I’ll be 5 then 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 and 10!” I said “Well, ok. But will you still be my baby?” She said she would be. I went to tuck her in, kissed her and said “Ok, no more growing up.” She said “Don’t worry mommy, you’ll still always be my baby.”

My kids are just so sweet. All 3 of my babies. I am just so blessed. I wish I could go back and relive every moment, just soaking in every stage, because it goes incredibly fast.

So I thank God for precious, precious memories like these, they keep me going through the frustrations of single parenting, the back-talk and bad attitudes I already get, and remind me of the awesome task I have at growing my children into kind, compassionate, determined, Christ-following, hard-working, loving people. A daunting task, for sure. But with God’s strength and grace, I know we’ll make it. And it will be worth every moment.

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