I don't know whether to laugh r cry this week so have decided to just get it all out and let it be!
Joe and Scarlett are turning 18 months old on Friday and for some reason it is just eating away at me! My babies are no longer babies. They are so big now, they walk, they run, they climb and they say words..not baby like at all.
I went out for dinner last night without DH or kids..just some friends and they all kept asking how the "babies" were and I was getting sadder and sadder! I pushed it to the back of my mind and I know I am proud of how they are growing how much fun we are having, watching them mearn new things etc but then...
I got in the mail today a letter (well 2 leters in one envelope) which says Joe and Scarlett will be starting school in Term 1 of 2009 at the school we put their names down for a year ago.
It's fantastic they are in, good to know all 3 kids will be at the same school...but on a week where I feel I am struggling to keep them as babies it just seemed lousy timing.
Truly I know they have to grow up and they are getting more fun all the time (give or take those twin days) but it just seems to have gone so fast!

Thanks for listening, I know I will get past these feelings, maybe it's just harder having two of them doing it at the same time as I don't recall feeling this way about DD1. Perhaps it's even the realization that my baby days are done now.


Cheers for reading and letting me get it out!

Jo

Hi Jo,

I know how you feel. I felt quite sad again when I read your post. My twins are only 14 months, but when they turned one, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. We have decided we will not be having any more children, and I have really enjoyed my babies (I also have a 3yo). And now that's it. No more babies forever. I find my kids become more and more fun to be with, but there definately is something about the absolute cuteness of babies, isn't there?

I know how you feel. I keep thinking "the girls are going to be 3 soon" & that kind of makes me sad really. They ARE NOT babies anymore & have grown up too fast.

Belinda

My babies are only 15 weeks old and looking back at the birth photos made me sad too *LOL*, they just grow up so fast and I am loving it but I just wish i could freeze them for a little while.
Thinking of you Jo! {{hugs}}

Haylie & Phil,Ebony(15),Hayden Phillip & Brooklen Lily 21st March 05

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Maybe I'm the odd one out - I'm loving the girls being little girls now instead of babies but I am starting to think this toddler time is going VERY fast. Maybe it's because I really didn't enjoy the baby stage??

Maree

Eleanor 1/8/03
Harriet 1/8/03

I soooooooo hear you Jo! I find it a bit "depressing" when I think that my three aren't babies anymore. It is nice seeing them develop and grow, but I'm sad that the baby phase has passed. They grow up way to fast for my liking I'm afraid.