And...They Continue To Grow Up...

I pulled up to the elementary school my younger two attend always glad to hear what they have been up to, how their day has been, what they have learned always brace myself for the bad stuff they might have learned at school that day, we unfortuantly can not shield our children from bad stuff. Well today Abigail hopped into the van all happy bursting with excitment as she always is when she gets out of school and into the van at the end of the day. She was pleased to report she lost yet another tooth and that the toothfairy must come see her tonight. For a second I was taken back in time when she got her first few teeth and it reminded me just how much she has grown and it made me sad. Sad is a normal feeling that most mommy's feel when their little people grow up it's been an overload of that lately. My eldest has been a married woman for a week now, she got her social security card today in the mail with her "married name" on it...I hate to tell her and no offence to my son in law she will always be my little Katherine Olivia Nance, my baby girl that weighed 8lbs 12oz, the one who gave me many sleepless nights as a baby and continued to do so as a teenager lol. But one day this will be my Abigail she is my youngest and I can't stand to think of her growing up or getting married, each milestone with her has been bitter sweet. Adreanna will be 16 this year the boys are growing like crazy Matthew has hit that wonderful world of puberty Lord help me he ran up to me a few weeks ago saying hey mommy look I got hair under my arms (ewwww)! Noah he's growing right along as well, enjoying Boy Scouts hating school we have many arguements over homework. I know it seems it's only been a blink of an eye and my oldest has grown and I know before I know it they all will be making their own lives.....just some day's I wish there were a way to slow it down or rewind time. I miss those moments of holding them in my arms and rocking them..the coo's the toothless smiles.....