Slow Down Baby!

Just on the heels of hearing that someone still actually READS my blogs, I need to catch up on this beautiful, crazy life. Winter is upon us all, and this is the time of year when people reflect. Looking back on these last few months I have shed some tears. Some from sadness, but I am only focusing on those brought on my blessings.

I am not going to be able to emotionally discuss the days leading up the the biggest change in all of our lives so far. Char hit the big K wide open, Hootie brought wonderful friends into our lives, and I jumped into the profession I know I was meant to do. Whew....all with only minor breakdowns, and reasonably amounts of hugging and crying uncontrollably on the phone to loved ones.

Let me dedicate the rest of this Ward update to my Charlie. He is rocking out Green Valley's Kindergarten. I am so proud. Didn't cry once, until I made  him wear jeans. Of course, we all know it has nothing to do with me, Dad, or him. It is simply because we have been blessed with an awesome team of teachers who love him like I do, and do whatever it takes to help him grow. I. Love. My. Life. I just don't say that enough. I have dreaded this Kinder thing for years. 5 years to be exact. I saw myself a snotty mess of worry and fretting in a ratty pair of yoga pants, but the Lord has done so much. I am now just a worried, proud, "wishing time would slow down," Mama in a pair of slacks who is able to hide her snotty mess from the public. How could I be sad about something so wonderful for my baby?? Do I want him to slow down? YES!! Is that selfish? YES!! He is growing so much, and every time I see that tiny wave when I pass him in the hall, or hear that laugh when I see him in the gym, I know this is God's plan. How wonderful is my life? So many Mama's would love to see their little men grown and mature in health. I can not possibly take that for granted. We are looking ahead to Charlie's first program, staring none other than Charlie the Grinch himself! This year has held the greatest of adjustments, but I am taking it in stride, and trying to truly cherish the small things, I KNOW are the big things.