STOP the Train....

I may have mentioned before that Ross and I keep telling the kids that we want them to stop growing and getting older... Just stay the age you are, please! At least for a little while. Realistic? Of course, not. And the kids certainly aren't listening. But as each new stage comes we realize how much better it gets. That is how it seems for us anyway. As we get to know them and their personalities even more, and learn about their views of the world, it just makes us enjoy them more as well. BUT... this week Max turned 3 (I will post pictures and video soon, promise) and then Zoey got her first loose tooth!! I was so surprised because I didn't think it would happen until she was 6 or so. (She is 5 in September) So I called the dentist and she had a quick checkup. She sat so well for the X-ray and all is normal. You could see her two big girl teeth in the X-ray pushing through, so everything looks good. I just wasn't prepared. I mean, I realize it isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things, it just kind of took me by surprise and is kind of a bittersweet moment. And I guess we aren't really too shocked, it is not unlike Zoey to be EARLY in everything. It is her personality to get up and go, go, go... none of this baby stuff to slow her down!! But for a mama's sake, Zoey, could you maybe not stop the train, but slow it down, a little??

The other day she told Ross, "I like it when you call me Zo, it is a cute nickname." She even signed in at school "ZO". All I have to say is, thank goodness we still aren't calling her "Widget".

As with everything in parenting, my mantra is, "THIS TOO SHALL PASS." Not original, mind you, but so, so true, for all things, good and bad. I try to remember this each day and savor the sweet moments.