Where has my baby gone? First kindergarten, now his first tooth is loose! He is growing up way too fast and I mean WAY TOO FAST! I want time to slow down, I want to savor every bit of his childhood. I'm scared that one day he no longer will want to bathe me with hugs and kisses! My baby boy is growing, growing, I tell ya!
I know, I'm a bit melodramatic, but...the moment he came into my room Saturday morning and the first words out of his mouth were, "Mami, my tooth is loose!" I just wanted to sink back into my bed and make time stop! I hugged him of course and cheered him on and told him all those wonderful things a mami tells his excited child loosing his first tooth, but then as the day went on and I would catch glimpses of him playing with his newly loose tooth, I would travel back in time...
To the day I found out I was pregnant! When I heard his first cry. When the doctor announced, "He's a boy!" Oh, back to when I first held that tiny little beautiful being in my arms. So warm, so frail, so, mine.
He is no longer that tiny fragile being. No. He sure isn't. He is strong and smart, and the sweetest little boy (or shall I say big boy) you'll ever meet. And very much independent. Little by little he needs me less and less.
And all of these thoughts ran through my mind, just because he announced his tooth was loose.
He is growing up that little boy of mine. He is indeed.
I think my mom could give you some advise on growing pains! My brother and I are both 30+ now, and she has gone through it all. The most recent: empty nest syndrome. But hey! Relationships change and develop, and when your son is an adult, you will have gained an awesome friend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!
ReplyDeleteYou are making me scared. I know exactly how you feel. Mine is in Kindergarten, too, and he has yet to lose his first tooth. He is jealous of his sister who has lost 4 so far and was really sad the last time one of her teeth came out. But she loved him enough to let him borrow it and put it in his little tooth box that he made last year. Both of them make me proud and sad that they are growing up so fast.
ReplyDeleteOh no, he will always need you! :)
ReplyDeleteMonica the love your kids show towards each other by sharing their teeth, totally reminds me of my chiquitos.
ReplyDeleteMata, I know (and hope) he will always need a bit of Mami's love.
how cuuuuute to watching grow and become independent. i remember my youngest brother being the most adorable baby that I asked my parents if there was a pill we could give him to keep him 2!!! haha. If only!
ReplyDeleteI imagine it must be difficult to deal with the emotions that come with being a mother. On the one hand, you want your kids to be grown and independent but then that means they need mommas less! Lovely story and your son is super cute.
ReplyDeleteMe imagino lo difícil que debe ser ver que tu nino no es un bebe! Lo bueno es que cada etapa es tan linda y descubrir esa inocencia cada día es maravilloso!
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