Sometimes when they wake up from nap, they look older to me. Sometimes I catch them doing something that they couldn't do before. Sometimes I realize they no longer do things that they did just a few days or weeks before.
Those are the everyday, almost imperceptible, times they grow. More a noticing, a realization of time passing.
Then there are the times that a particular rite of passage, a grand beginning, a certain celebration more dramatically reminds me of their growing.
Like a first day in a new pre-school.
And that grand beginning deserves to start out with a Mommy-Munchkin date.
A chocolate milk and iced mocha at Starbucks. With a bagel and cream cheese. And watching the world outside the large picture window.
Marveling at the growing.
I had a little one start Kindergarten today! So bittersweet.
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I love these thoughts. It's so true. Just one look or moment and I can see how much they have changed. I hope your little one loves his preschool and that these lovely moments last for you as long as they can:).
ReplyDeleteOh boy, can I relate. We had three new beginnings here - pre-school, first grade and high school. These are the days when I wish life would freeze in place, but I know that's not the nature of things...
ReplyDeletei have been hit hard by this realization lately too. so much growing and changing around here. i am no longer in little kid mode - they are all 5 and older. it is not much easier than when they were 4, 2, and new. just different. i am so glad that i have kept a journal for much of this journey - and need to stay committed to it (part of the desire to blog too, i suppose). the journal has been a great thing to read as i navigate this new territory.
ReplyDeleteMy three-year-old started preschool on Tuesday. My how they grow! Thank you for this sweet post.
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