Bye, Bye Baby

     I am about to drop off my Larger Child for his last day of Kindergarten.  For some reason, I am emotionally overwhelmed by this! There is something so finite about kindergarten graduation.  It is like the official end of the baby I once knew.   I am not sure where the time has gone... but when I look at that beautiful boy, I can still see the baby he was in my arms.  The growth in him has been exponential in the past ten months, since the birth of his little brother, but there are times when I can steal a kiss or two, or a snuggle for a moment, before he remembers that, "Mooooom! I'm not a baby!" Sometimes, I cannot wrap my head around the fact that I have a young man in the house now.
     I am so proud of my (near) Kindergarten Graduate, even if that fact makes the reality of time escaping concrete.  It has been such an adventure raising him through his infant and toddler stages! He has taught me so much, and has challenged me in ways I NEVER expected.  I feel safe to say, since I watched him light up his classmates as he entered the playground yesterday to be greeted with a line of high fives, that these next stages of friends, independence, and maturity are going to be nothing less than ROCKED by him! I just need to hang on tight, and enjoy the ride!

Heading to the playground for the last day! Kindergarten SUCCESS!