Growing Up

So, we are all growing up around here. First off, I had a birthday last week. The big 27! And what did I get? A minivan. Oh, how sad. The day has finally arrived that I join all the other mom's cruising around in a minivan. (I still have to act tough, and can't admit that I am loving it.) I really felt like part of the club when I took Ethan to preschool this week. For the last 6 months I have been the only mom there that was not in a van or an SUV. I finally caught up, and was one of them. It was big news.

Poor Max (my Maxima) has to be passed on to Zak now, who is still kind of bummed about having to sell his Cavalier that he has had since before we got married. It was his college car, with the sound system and custom wheels and all. He had to grow up too, I guess, and move onto the family sedan.

Ethan has been becoming the best big brother. He and Colby were playing out in the backyard the other day. Ethan made up some game to play that seemed to be something about Colby riding on a bike, and Ethan pushing him into the soccer goal to see if he gets caught in the net. (I know, it sounds like fun, but please finish reading this post before rushing out to play it.) As you might imagine, Colby did get caught in the net, well at least his hand did, and got his finger hurt. I heard him cry out, and started to go help, when I heard Ethan taking care of the situation himself. He helped Colby get untangled and told him sorry a few times. He asked if he was okay, kissed it better. And then told him, "I'm sorry Colbs, I didn't know that could happen to you. This must not be a good game for us. I must think of something else for us. C'mon buddy." And off they ran to find the next adventure. I could not believe how grown up my little boy seemed!

Finally, my baby is getting all grown up. Just over the last few weeks, we have seen Colby change a lot. He is talking a lot more. He is no longer afraid of nursery (that only took 3months) and he is actually excited about it every Sunday. He is also being more social with friends and family that he used to be afraid of. It's so fun. We took one of the sides of his crib off a couple weeks ago, so he is now in a big boy bed.

He is having some trouble adjusting to that, but he is doing pretty well. He has also grown out of his 18 month clothes, and is on to 24 month/2T stuff that just makes him seem so much older. Zak and I both just keep commenting on how different he is from a few weeks ago, and how much he is growing. Although these are all great steps for him, I am a little sad that my baby doesn't seem to be such a baby anymore!