October 21, 2010,
I can't believe it is almost the end of October already! This month has just flown by. The kids brought home their school pictures the other day. Well, actually a few weeks ago but they got lost in the heap of papers on the counter and I found them again a few days ago. Anyway, I was updating the picture frames and looking at the old pictures in the frames from their previous grades. When I put Ariana's new third grade picture in the frame I compared it to her kindergarden picture and couldn't believe how old she looked now. :( She does not look like my baby anymore. It makes me sad to see her growing up.
When I looked at Julia's pictures, I thought the same thing but not as sad. Ariana is my baby so I always see her as the little one. When she is with Julia, Ariana looks young. I always look at Julia as the older sister so when she looks older to me it is not sad. When I look at Ariana I see her as the baby so when she looks older and is not the "baby" any longer, it makes me sad.
I have to admit she is easier to handle being older. Those early years were a challenge. I also like that we can do more things now that they are older. I don't have to worry about naps, or what we are going to do if they get bored. I'll just have to cherish these "young" years now because the teenage years are right around the corner and then everything changes.
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