I have been lamenting lately about how time is passing so quickly; it is being marked by changes in our kids. I will be honest, I feel like a kid playing with bubbles. If you watch kids playing with bubbles, you will notice they tend to run after the bubbles trying to catch them in their hands. If they are lucky enough to catch one it will generally pop in a short amount of time. That is how I am feeling about life right now. I feel like my kids are the bubbles and the wind is time pushing them forward. It is leaving me running a crooked race trying to catch the bubbles to savour the moments.
Sage is going through a growth spurt right now, this translates to her eating every two hours. I feel like I am living life through hazed filled glasses. As I struggle to keep my eyes open during the middle of night nursings, I recall I went through this with both boys. I catch myself thinking that it feels like it was yesterday I was holding Ethan this way nursing him. Now he hardly fits in my lap anymore. So even though I am exhausted, I am trying to savour these special moments with Sage.
Ethan just finished his kindergarten year. To mark the end of the year, they had a small celebration. It was quite cute to see. Ethan is very proud to be going into grade one. His Mom on the other hand... Okay so I will admit it. I had no troubles seeing him off to Kindergarten - it was only two or three days a week. I cried a bit when he pushed me away and told me he was taking the bus, but that did not last long as it was much faster for the Mom taxi to pick him up. But now this grade one business really has me wound-up. I think it is partially because of the growth and change I have seen in Ethan in the last little bit. He is maturing into a young boy - complete with potty humour... Perhaps it is because I felt this past year went so quick, that before I know it he will be heading into junior high, high school, university etc... Or is it because this is my first kid to hit this stage? If I am a mess with Ethan, what is going to happen with Nolan and then Sage? I guess I better stock-up their therapy funds...
Nolan finishes his school this week. Because he attends both the three and four year old preschool, he gets to have two celebrations of learning. I am just amazed to see how far he has come in the past seven months. All the trouble he has had with speech is practically gone - on his terms. Nolan has really enjoyed attending school, and has soaked in all that the teacher had to offer. The other day we were out playing in our yard and a bird flew over. Nolan pointed up at it and said, "Look a duck!" I replied that it was a seagull rather than a duck. Nolan then looked at me and started SPELLING "seagull". He used the actions for each letter and I gave him the letter "e" but other than that he spelled it correctly. It completely shocked me! Here is a kid who barely spoke seven months ago who can spell?! Yep - that's totally Nolan - everything on his terms and his way. He keeps me laughing, smiling and wanting to pull my hair out all at the same time.
Well onto summer vacation. Gearing up for our big trek down to the Oregon coast with our tent trailer. I can hardly wait to walk the beaches, explore tide pools and feel the surf of the ocean on my legs. I plan to plunk down on a section of the beach and build sandcastles with the kids and enjoy the time as a family. I will ensure I bring some bubbles to chase...
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