Baby Steps

We took a couple of baby steps yesterday, one with each boy. It's funny how I expected them to change as babies as they learned new skills and words. But I was a little taken aback with what happened yesterday.

My youngest son still had a baby monitor in his room until naptime yesterday. In short, he was playing with it and he broke the receiver in his room. My husband tried to fix it, but it was beyond repair. We talked about getting a new one, but honestly that is not in our budget right now. Since my son is 2, we also talked about how long he would really need one. We decided to see how he would do without it. You see, my oldest son will come get us up when he wakes up in the morning. My youngest won't. He will just talk or cry until one of us gets him up. You know what? He was fine.

Then came a big surprise. At dinner last night, my oldest son started talking about someone named Toby. After asking him some questions, I realized he has his first imaginary friend. According to him, Toby is black, hairless, toothless, doesn't eat and watches the dogs while we are gone. When I told my sister, she said that reminded her of Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon. Maybe, but we were informed today that Toby has no tail and likes to go to the library.

No longer do I have a home with a bouncy seat, onesies, a baby monitor, bottles or pacifiers. Instead of 2 babies, I have come to the realization that I have 2 toddlers that quickly becoming little, young men. I am a little sad, but also so excited for all of the adventures ahead of us. They still have so much to discover and learn. I think that's my favorite part of being a mom. Watching them get so excited when they learn or see or hear something new. I don't think that will ever get old. And I love showing them the path to learn and explore.

Let's see if I still feel that way when they leave for college.