A friend of mine came over for lunch this week and while we were reminiscing over Eva’s baby book she asked me a very simple question “Do you miss having a baby around?” It seems like a simple question but I was dumbstruck. My mind told me that I was supposed to say “Yes YES I want her to be a baby again!” but my heart said “No…NO…I love this age!” And I do I really do. Whatever age it is that she is currently at, that is the age I love. Every day she is one day older and I tell you every day she is a different child. That is my FAVORITE thing about being a mom. Seeing her grow up day by day.
One day…when she is “too old” to sit on my lap with her blanky and cuddle after her nap…then I might miss when she was a baby. But perhaps I will be so in love with her pre-teen self that I won’t want her to be any other age. (Before I had a daughter I would have told you that was impossible but now I’m not so sure.)
So my very long answer to a very simple question is “No, I do not miss Evangeline being a baby.”
This week my almost 3 year old mastered the art of cutting paper, being completely independent in the bathroom, making up a story in a picture book, and doing the hokey poky. I ask you how can life get any better then that?
wendy says...
my 3 year old is very articulate and i sooo love this age, too. i’m very happy reminiscing his baby days and i will forever cherish those days in my heart. but i’m sure whatever stage our children are currently in, that’s the stage we love the most.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Mom says...
No, it can’t get better than that! A close second is having grandchildren and seeing you be a mom.
January 25th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Monogrammed gifts says...
Babies are great, except for the crying, sleepless nights, backaches, constant attention required, etc., etc., etc. I have 4 kids, and the age I start to miss the “little” stage is when they head off to first grade. Something changes between kindergarten and first grade. They are sweet, lovable, funny and cuddly…and then, boom! They find out that it is not so cool to be all that to your parents. They develop “the attitude” and learn what backtalk is.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Dalia (Generation X Mom) says...
I second you on that. People always insist on missing the baby. Sure, all ages have their pros and cons, but the preschool age is my most favorite (so far). I have a 4, 10, & 12 year old. At 4 they are so innocent and real. They entertain you with their comments and love you to no end. Too bad we couldn’t freeze them!
March 17th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
adriana Shuman says...
my daughter is almost 3 and I love it! Its sooo much fun…I can’t get enough of her!
July 11th, 2010 at 8:11 pm