Growing up

We have done a lot of growing up at our house the last few weeks. I know that I should be glad that my boys are growing up and becoming more independent, but I have to admit that I don't like it that much!!

Jackson started 1st grade...which is ALL day. He wants to eat in the cafeteria (I want to pack his lunch) and he told me I could only take him to school if he missed the bus. He loves school which I'm glad for, but I miss him while he's gone and so does Austin. The first day he was gone Austin asked at 10:30am "When is Jacks coming home?" The next day he waited until noon and said,"It's been a long time and Jackson still isn't home!!" When he got home from his first day of school I asked him if he missed me, and he said "Mom, we have alot of stuff do to at school."

This is our practice getting up early for school breakfast with the neighbor kids. OK, so it was mostly for me to practice getting up early!!

Jacks 1st day of school. Look how excited he is to come home...and Austin couldn't wait for the bus to come.

I made Jacks a back to school cake (only my 2nd cake to ever decorate) and I thought it turned out pretty good until someone had to taste it. I asked Jacks what happened to the cake and he said, "I tasted the side and it tasted so good so I wanted to taste all the colors!"

Austin started preschool this week, and is so grown up. I've never really thought of Austin being grown up because he's not the oldest I guess. But he is very smart and that has kinda taken me by surprise...I think I under estimate him because I don't think he's "big" enough. He came home from his first day of preschool and said, "Mom, we didn't even go to the library or have math time!" And on his way to the car he said, "I really missed Nolan today"...what about mom?


And finally to Nolan. He now rides in a big boy car seat, and I gave our infant car seat away!! I had such a hard time with that. I drove around with it in the back of my van for about a week. All 3 of my boys used it and I guess I was more attached to it then I thought. If we have another baby I would have to get another one anyway becasue it wasn't the newest "safe", but I still had a little heart ache when I finally gave it away. AND as soon as we got home, Nolan refused to eat baby food. (that was a hard day) I know I should be lucky that he has eaten it this long (he'll be 1 in 3 weeks) but it still doesn't make it any easier. He doesn't have any teeth yet, so trying to find things he can gum that is nutritious is hard. I'm not sure why I'm having such a hard time with him growing up, I don't remember feeling like this with the other boys. He's just my baby and now it's just me and him while the boys are at school!! He LOVES to climb up and down the stairs, crawl out the front door and into his little police car, and sit in the basket of toys.