I feel a good cry coming on.
Today my Grace will start kindergarten.
Tomorrow my Baby Ruth turns 2.
Neither of them are babies anymore.
If I said it once I’ve said it a thousand times:
I wish I could freeze time.
Today I have to let Grace turn into an “official” kid.
Tomorrow I have to say goodbye to Ruth’s baby years.
I love my girls.
With all my heart.
And I have a hard time letting go.
My husband keeps telling me that I will only love and enjoy each of them more and more as they continue to grow…and I know that he’s right…but for today I’ll be in desperate need of tissues, cuddles, and at least 3 giant Dr. Peppers.
I wish I was cooler, tougher, or at the very least not a giant cry baby.
But I’m not….which is why I’ll be wearing my giant sunglasses to drop Grace off at school.
Pray that I make it back to the car before that good cry begins!
-liZ
It sucks, doesn’t it that the children grow up? I have two kids the same ages. Nikki is two, and Grace is five and in kindergarten. They just grow so fast! Wasn’t it yesterday that we could hold them with their butts in one hand and their heads in the other?
Best of luck with the changes of life. For some reason I have always looked at the changes with anticipation and excitement. I don’t know why but I have always found more joy than sadness. The future holds so much promise and each day brings another story, another joy, another life lesson for them and us. Carry on with your cry and perhaps my early morning babble makes you smile. My girls are 10 and 13. A few weeks ago one started a newly built fifth grade center and the other eigth grade–both “queens” of their schools 🙂 Life is good–and that’s why we have photos,videos, and memories. My girls (all of us) LOVE a family movie night with FAMILY videos 🙂
But a good cry is the rain shower that waters he next great blossoming. Enjoy the seasons of life. Take good care and thanks for sharing your love.
And no matter their numeric age, the baby is always the baby…..mine is 24.
Wub started kindergarten two weeks ago. We put her in her uniform, packed her a lunch, handed her her backpack and said goodbye to the early years. I cried a lot. You don’t have to be “cooler” or “tougher” or even “not such a giant crybaby” Change isn’t always easy and letting go of one stage of childhood in exchange for another is definitely tearworthy. Being sad about an ending doesn’t mean that you aren’t going to love the new beginning you get. So have a kleenex (or ten) on me and be grateful they make giant sunglasses to hide behind.
I hope Grace (and you) love kindergarten as much as Wub (and I) do.
I am so sorry for you. I have sent 3 off to school and still have one at home. You will love the next stage, Each stage is wonderful. A good cry is very helpful though.
I cried after dropping all three of girls off at kindergarten and possibly 1st grade (it is all day!), but I just dropped off my middle daughter to start her Senior year of High School and bawled all they way to get my Diet Pepsi. I may or may not have had to drive around the block a few times before going in. Thank goodness for big sunnies!
My son starts Kindergarten tomorrow. I am totally excited for him, but there is no denying it now that he is a “big boy”. I am just glad that cuddling his mom is one of his favorite things still. ~Major Moma
It does suck…children, kittens, and puppies all should stay small….
-liZ
Family movie night with family movies sounds so fun!!!
-liZ
PS—You did make me smile…thinking about the “queens” of the schools!
Diana, you are a woman after my own heart…I cried all the way to get my Dr.Pepper this morning….and 1st grade is the worst…when Simon started first grade I thought I was going to die having him gone all day.
-liZ
Your right being sad doesn’t mean that I’m not going to love this new phase of Grace’s life…this morning I keep thinking I should be thankful for loving what we’ve had for so long, not everyone is that lucky….
-liZ
Renee…thank you for leaving this comment…I’ve thought a lot about it today…
liZ
🙂
I’m not sure how helpful it is…I look like a beast! I need to go wash my face before I pick her up!
-liZ
Grace still likes cuddling….Simon unfortunately can’t even take a hug, he’s too big and cool for that now, so he thinks.
-liZ
I love seeing my kids grow up and become more independent and think about what they are going to be like when they are older, but I also feel the same way as you. My baby turns 4 in a couple of weeks, and my other two are just way too old. Whenever I think about that I stop doing dishes or laundry and read a book or do a puzzle with them, just trying to create another memory that I can hold onto when they are grown up and gone.
liZ, PLEASE, for me, ENJOY this time! I was starting a new chapter in my life when mine was starting Kinder & I didn’t get to be the one who dropped her off on her first day nor was I the one waiting at the bus stop when she got off, seeing the light in her eyes, hearing the wonderful new chatter about teachers & friends! I would give my eye teeth, really, to be able to go back & do it all over. I know I’d look awful & comical but it would be SO worth it!! Besides, they have fake teeth now whereas they do NOT have “do overs” for life chapters!! Go ahead & cry. I did! There are SO many things I would “do over” if given even half a chance!! I, like you am VERY emotional. But I only had one child so I didn’t even get a second chance to try to do better or different w/ a second. No matter I guess, my Lovely Daughter is the Sweetest person, still is Absolutely THE BEST child & I am one VERY Grateful, Thankful, Blessed Mother!!! Gracie is a very Blessed child to have a Mother that cares enough to drop a tear for her milestones, even when the child isn’t thinking of this as an emotional time. Just another adventure for them. I LOVE life!! Changes, chapters, hugs from children, sweet kisses after school & especially cuddling w/ a good story @ bedtime! God Bless!!!
love this. feeling all the same things myself, and wrote a post about the same thing. i guess it’s maybe the back to school thing that gets us all thinking in that direction? either way…i hear ya, sister.