Everyone told me that life goes fast when you have kids. And I believed them. After all, things have felt faster every year of my life–even before having children. But I don’t think I realized they meant it would move more like light speed.
Facebook loves to show me photos I posted in years past, ones of my children as babies. Or even before. And most of it makes me go “aww,” or laugh out loud at the fun memories. But it also feels like just yesterday instead of almost a decade ago that we had a baby. Now, we’re getting into the pre-teens with my daughter and the ornery stage with my nine-year-old son. It’s a whole different kind of being kept on our toes. But it’s still going fast.
Facebook loves to show me photos I posted in years past, ones of my children as babies. Or even before. And most of it makes me go “aww,” or laugh out loud at the fun memories. But it also feels like just yesterday instead of almost a decade ago that we had a baby. Now, we’re getting into the pre-teens with my daughter and the ornery stage with my nine-year-old son. It’s a whole different kind of being kept on our toes. But it’s still going fast.
For instance, I took my kids to the dentist only a few weeks back. Everything was fine. I had asked my daughter if she had another wiggly tooth because she’d lost one not too long before that. She nudged the corresponding tooth with her finger and denied much wiggle. The dentist didn’t mention anything. We went on with life.
Fast forward to a week and a half later. We’re finishing up a church lunch on Sunday and my daughter walks up to me holding something. “What’s that?” I asked her. She places it in my palm. Her tooth. The one that wasn’t wiggly.
“How did that happen?”
“Well, I bumped it with my tongue, and it bent over real far so I decided I needed to go pull it. So, I did.” My eleven-year-old said in a matter-of-fact tone. She cleaned up the bit of blood in her mouth and went right back to playing with friends.
We’ve encountered lots of drama this year with her, but apparently, her teeth aren’t part of it. Thank God for small favors. Still, I know with each tooth lost, it means closer to a time when we won’t have to deal with things like that anymore. Instead, we’ll be heading into puberty (BIG GULP) and fashion and maybe even interest in boys. We’re getting closer to when she gets her ears pierced (we make her wait until 13), church camp, and even more important changes and decisions as she grows in her faith. She’s turning out great so far, but even though we’re eleven years in, we’re just getting started.
And it’s going fast.
So, don’t blink. I did and ended up with a tooth in my hand. I know when I blink again, she’ll be graduating high school. Or something. My husband likes to quote the line, “The days are long, but the years are short.” It’s a perfect description of the time we’re in right now. I’m attempting to soak it up. Because I don’t want to find she’s grown all the way up … out of the blue.
How about you? Did you discover your kids growing up too fast? Did they ever surprise you with something as they matured? Hand you an unexpected tooth out of the blue?
Fast forward to a week and a half later. We’re finishing up a church lunch on Sunday and my daughter walks up to me holding something. “What’s that?” I asked her. She places it in my palm. Her tooth. The one that wasn’t wiggly.
“How did that happen?”
“Well, I bumped it with my tongue, and it bent over real far so I decided I needed to go pull it. So, I did.” My eleven-year-old said in a matter-of-fact tone. She cleaned up the bit of blood in her mouth and went right back to playing with friends.
We’ve encountered lots of drama this year with her, but apparently, her teeth aren’t part of it. Thank God for small favors. Still, I know with each tooth lost, it means closer to a time when we won’t have to deal with things like that anymore. Instead, we’ll be heading into puberty (BIG GULP) and fashion and maybe even interest in boys. We’re getting closer to when she gets her ears pierced (we make her wait until 13), church camp, and even more important changes and decisions as she grows in her faith. She’s turning out great so far, but even though we’re eleven years in, we’re just getting started.
And it’s going fast.
So, don’t blink. I did and ended up with a tooth in my hand. I know when I blink again, she’ll be graduating high school. Or something. My husband likes to quote the line, “The days are long, but the years are short.” It’s a perfect description of the time we’re in right now. I’m attempting to soak it up. Because I don’t want to find she’s grown all the way up … out of the blue.
How about you? Did you discover your kids growing up too fast? Did they ever surprise you with something as they matured? Hand you an unexpected tooth out of the blue?
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