Jack has lost his first tooth.
That consequently happened yesterday on the very same day that my daughter suddenly snapped out of her baby language of turning any "er" sound into a long eeeee sound.
Daughter=daughtee
Water=watee
here=hee
The cutest darn thing you ever did hear....come ovee hee and we'll have a drink of watee.....
oh, melt my ever livin' heart.
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| Taken Saturday night at the local car show. |
Why would God allow these two milestones in one day?
Who knows other than He may very well be trying to kill me.
This parenting thing is hard...and I know from life that hard things get harder, (hardee)
and my heartstrings will be pulled and stretched hardee and hardee till I have to cry myself to sleep.
The funny thing is though, that these hard things are not hard for the kids.
They love them.
Jack couldn't have been more excited if he'd have woken up in a cup a chocolate pudding...
he was elated.
This stuff is hard on this mama.
I smile and set my voice real high in that excited way, so they know I'm proud...
and I am, but still.
Is there ever big love without some element of big heartache too?
Looking for the positives in my milestone day,
xo,
{alicia}
16 comments:
Oh man, I feel this post. David just lost his fourth (!!!) tooth and I felt super sad. No more little boy front teeth. :(
It was almost as sad as the day that he asked me to stop kissing him in public. Break my heart, child.
Ohhhhhhh man! I SO get what you're sayin'! Maggie needs to be potty trained and I'm dragging my feet. You would think I would be super excited to be done with diapers after 8 years of bum wiping, but it makes me sad. I love sweet diaper butts! It makes my heart hurt thinking of baby chapters ending.
Love you sweet friend!
i get it alicia, i am the same way. i am trying to be excited about charlotte starting preschool next week but i feel like crying every time i think of it...change is hard but i am trying to look at the exciting happy part of it...but yeah, i'm not so good at that part. hugs, mama!
i know it all happens so fast. my 10 year old son just came to show me he has REAL armpit hair. not cute fuzzy white hairs, but REAL BROWN CURLY ARMPIT HAIR. it's too much for me to take. honestly. he even told me he has hair below the waist and i said i didn't want to even hear that. there is something wrong with how fast it all goes by. scary, really!
oh, my husband is going back to work wednesday and i have an entire summer to blog about! i've been reading your blog everyday (real quickie like) and just haven't taken a minute to comment, but i've missed talking to you so much!!!! i loved your birthday post so much! you are such a great gal.
enjoy your day girl... ~tiff
Brought back memories of my little girl, she's not so little anymore, just turned 17. We still have milestones to go through together as she continues to grow into a fine young woman. I'm so very very proud of her. However, there are many many days I wish for her to be toddling around again. It's really hard to accept that she's practically grown and ready to spread her wings and fly away. Though we have the sads because our little ones reach milestones, our hearts swell with pride as we walk side by side with them till we are relegated to stand on the sidelines right there cheering them on.
I CANT imagine how it must feel. They grow so fast. My "baby" is three and my "baby baby" is about to turn two - no loose teeth yet but big words and an air of non babyness abounding here too :(
i feel the same. and mine are only 1 and 2. i'm assuming it only gets worse. he is such a handsome lil' thing.
Those milestones are bittersweet aren't they...one minute they are babies, the next they are speaking, losing teeth, driving, dating...oh, crap I need to stop I'm FREAKING myself out. WOW!
Tell me about it...my baby is now driving himself to school and I am a wreck....just a wreck.
The first lost tooth is a biggie ... those baby smiles never look the same again, do they? What an exciting time for him though ... hope your mommy heart survives it.
I feel your pain. My daughter is going to be starting preschool in a few weeks, so that pretty much means my little girl is turning into a big girl...boo hoo.
No I don't think there is. :( Big love does equal BIG heartache. It makes me want to keep having babies, but then I would just be delaying the inevitable. I guess I (we)need to enjoy them every second so there are no regrets :)
Have a great day!
There's a guy at church who is in college and he sits with his big huge arm around his teeny little mommy and I think... I want that to be me one day, the teeny little mommy with her big boys who love her so much. So all of these little growing up things are going to be bitter sweet and then... sweet... really sweet when those little ones grow up to become your "for real" best friends!
Milestones, for
sure! And yes,
they are precious.
And yes, your heart
soars and breaks
in equal measures
at each of their
triumphs....part
of the journey : )
Love your music,
Alicia!!
xx Suzanne
Oh no! That is a tough day...for a momma. Big squeeze:)
Love your family blog! I am a home school mom and love your home school posts! My husband and I want to start a family or travel blog, just trying to come up with right name. My mom has a craft blog too!
Have a blessed day!
Colette
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