Can You Do Me A Favor?

A few days after his seventh birthday A.J. asked, "Mom, when Raelynn turns 7, how old will I be?" I looked at him and refused to answer. Gulp.


Never have the years flown by so fast. When A.J. was little I rarely thought about school. It seemed like so far away. When he started preschool, I took a deep breath and accepted it. When he started Kindergarten, I teared up the first time he ran into his classroom on his own while I watched from the car. The first week of first grade I missed him while he was gone all day and couldn't wait until he got home. FIRST GRADE? How did he get to be in first grade? My head is spinning!

 

 

When Raelynn turns seven, A.J. will be a mere 12 days away from being fourteen!! Ugh, it makes my stomach tighten up. Those next seven years are going to go by so fast and it's not that I'm scared to have a 14 year old. (Yes, I know I should be, but let's not get into that) It's that I'm terrified that I am now SO caught up in how fast this time is going to fly by, that I'm scared I am not going to enjoy it. I went to lunch today with a friend (one of our old neighbors and Jessah's preschool teacher from last year) so our 3 year olds could play while the older kids were at school. I asked when registration was for preschool so that I could choose Glaiden's schedule and we got to talking. Angie pointed out that because Glaiden's birthday is in October, he won't start preschool until 2013... not 2012. (I will just do one year for him like I did with A.J. and Jessah) He will start Kindergarten in 2014. When A.J. is in 4th grade. :( I'm so caught up in not missing a registration for something that I almost forced my 3 year old to grow up too soon! I was glad Angie said something about it because it made me realize I need to slow down a little.

Glaiden is just barely 3. Still a baby. Maybe because he is so smart and so much like his big brother and sister I feel like he isn't a baby anymore. I feel like he could start preschool next year and then go into Kindergarten (at four years old). Ha! No thanks. I want to hold on to him as long as possible. (Most days) Poor Raelynn is just going to have to fight tooth and nail to get out of my grip. I am just getting started in this parenting thing and I like it. I'm not ready for them to grow up...

Now for the favor....Will someone please just slow time down a little? I'm having a little trouble catching my breath.