The biggest reminder has been Elijah starting kindergarten. He turned 6 last week and started kindergarten this week. And as you can probably imagine, I have had a hard time with it. Lots of mixed emotions- the first couple of days I was so nervous and worried. "Is he having a good time? Is he making friends? Or is he lonely and sad and feeling abandoned?" And other such worries. The first two mornings there were a lot of tears on my end, out of his sight of course because I didn't want to make things harder on him. But he seems to be enjoying school and he looks forward to going each day, so I feel excited and happy for him too. It's just hard, when I've been home with him full time for almost three years now, and part time before that, to have him gone for 6 1/2 hours a day. It honestly doesn't feel like that long ago that he was a little baby, and now look at him. It's amazing how quickly the time goes by.
But that's not the only thing that happened this week. As of Wednesday, I am now in the third trimester of this pregnancy. The last 6 months have gone by so quickly, and I know the next 3 will too. Before long I'll be holding my new baby. I have mixed feelings about this too- I'm so ready to have Jude here with me, but at the same time I really enjoy being pregnant and I'm going to miss it when it's over.
And one other thing that I have to mention. My little brother started his senior year of high school this week. I was Elijah's age when Scott was born, so I remember pretty clearly when he was a baby. And now he's in his last year of high school.
As I approach the end of this week, one thought keeps coming back to my mind: Cherish every moment. Seriously. Savor it, enjoy it, because it really does go so quickly.
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