I miss my baby...

I read a blog from a friend of a friend just a few days ago and she was talking of all the things she would miss once her 4 children were grown...it got me thinking. I don't have 4 children but I do have you... my 1 and only. You have grown so fast and I think back to the last year and half and it is already hard to remember some of the most memorable moments I thought I would never forget. Glad I wrote those things down or blogged about them!! We were so fast to wish you were sitting up, wish you were crawling, wish you were eating "real people food", wish you were walking...it is hard to think of you not doing what you do now. You are truely a little man now. You are walking, talking, eating whatever we give you.... Just waiting for you to ask to extend curfew, for the keys to the car and so much more.

Truely, I already miss so much of you being my "baby"....

I miss....

....the constant spit up...no I don't miss the stains, but I miss knowing you are going to shoot us with your meal any minute now. I really miss the smile you would let out before you did so. I miss handing people the burp cloth as they held you and saying "watch out..he'll get you!"

....being immobile....yep, there was a point in time we could sit you on the floor, walk away for 30 seconds and you would be in the same spot. That didn't last long. There really was a time that you were satisfied sitting in one spot, maybe the excersaucer, for 10 minutes, satisfied...

....you squalling during bath time. Even though I knew one day you would enjoy bath time, I miss that you need hugs and to be held close to feel safe after bath time.

....swaddling you in daddy's handmade blankets. you needed swaddling so long and it was nice knowing as long as you were tight in daddy's blankets, you were safe at night. Now you just roll on your tummy and get covered up with any old blanket.

....feeding your bedtime bottles. That was truely mommy and me time. anyone else could give you your bottles anytime of the day but I knew nighttime was me time. and now, bottles are gone and you sit with a sippy cup of milk, too much of a big boy to be held....I sometimes sneak you up in my lap to enjoy your cup of milk, thinking of the times I would cuddle you before bedtime

....rocking you to sleep. We spent many of months trying to get you to go to sleep on your own....why??? I miss that. I miss rocking you to sleep, even if it was for 20 minutes or more. Now, your not interested. You want to lie down with your paci and drift off on your own.

....your gummy, teething moments. You went so long without teeth, now you put my finger in your mouth and...OUCH! There are teeth there and that can be quite painful.

....uneventful diaper changes.....you used to just lay there, waiting for a dry diaper. Now you point out your "man power" and are a constant rolly polly trying to get your dry diaper on!

....dressing you in anything I want....However, now that you are a little man, your daddy prefers you to dress like one. No more cutsie little outfits, we now dress in "little man" outfits. I knew the day would come where I could no longer put in you whatever I wanted, but boy, I didn't think it was so soon.

As much as I miss those things, I look forward to a daily "surprise"! What will Alexander do next? You are in a stage of new things daily. Whether it is a desire for a new food, a new skill, a new word.... I am so happy watching you grow...just have to sit back once and a while to remember how fast you have grown up!!!

***As soon as the camera charges, I will post snow pics!! ***