Growing Up

Cutie Patootie

So on Friday, I took this photo of Corey on the way to work. I turned back to look at him and had a "Mom Moment" of "oh my goodness, when did this little guy get so LONG?" His legs look so skinny and long and his head is further up against the back of the car seat and his face looks thinner with less baby fat. I seriously felt like he grew up overnight. I remember when Ashley started thinning out and her face started maturing and now it's happening with Corey, my baby!  The thing I notice the most with both of my kids as babies is that little roll of baby fat on their wrist, and it's gone now. :(

But they both still have baby soft skin and I will snuggle them and cuddle them until they won't let me anymore. (Although, I hope that doesn't ever happen...)  I am looking forward to the next phase with both of them as school-age children, but it is certainly bittersweet slowly saying goodbye to the "baby era".