The countdown to 1 year

[cafemama]

The upcoming big 1 year birthday has been on my mind a lot lately. The 10th month has come and gone.  (Oh gosh - remember not long ago when we were counting weeks not months? Waaah!) As much as I really want to focus on the here and now, I find myself skipping ahead and getting all squishy emotional when I think that I will soon be the mother of a one-year-old.

In a lot of ways, the one-year birthday is just going to be officially marking what's become abundantly obvious lately: My baby is no longer a baby. I mean, he did the little spider climbing hand motions to itsy bitsy spider song for me yesterday. And he give me high-fives. Those are decidedly more toddler actions than baby actions. My only saving grace right now is that he hasn't started walking -- at least he still scoots around on his belly like a baby.

The funny thing is that all these thoughts are totally irrational. Why do I want him to stay a baby when every day he is growing into this even more amazing little guy? I get to see more of his personality and interact with him on a deeper level. It's truly astonishing - just going by WAY too quickly.

At least he can't tell me not to dress him in shirts like these yet:

[Pagenjewelz]

Oct. 2, 2007 at 3:39 PM We all want our toddlers to stay babies forever. But its never gonna happen lol. I just enjoy see how fast they learn. And how they develop their own personalities.