I miss the days when Zach was a baby. I miss when I could hold him, all wrapped up in a blanket. I miss when he didn’t cry - he squeaked!! I miss all of that stuff. I miss the FIRST smiles, those toothless grins. I miss putting those tiny little feet into tiny little socks. I miss the cute little baby outfits. I miss the baby smell. I miss the “awws” and all the little firsts. I miss being able to give him a bottle and see him staring up at me in awe. I miss that stuff.
I’m so proud of him now. He’s so smart. He knows his colors. He knows his shapes. He knows right from wrong – however, he rarely goes towards ‘right’. He runs around like a crazy person. He talks up a storm. He is learning to swim! He can go down slides and play at a park. He likes to play ball. He talks and has manners; he is polite. He is amazed by the things he sees. He used to be scared of bugs, worms, caterpillars… Now, he brings things “Wow..mommy…look!” to show me; he is no longer scared. He goes peepee in the toilet like a big boy. He doesn’t poop his pants. He has a smile that’ll stun you. He is no longer a cute baby, he is turning into a handsome boy.
I can’t wait to go to ball games, football games, basketball games. I can’t wait to watch him ride his bike on his own. I can’t wait til he comes home from school, excited to tell me what he did that day. I can’t wait to see him feel proud. He’ll be a big boy one day, and I’ll be so proud.
But then… I don’t want him to grow up. I want to shrink him back to infant!! I’m scared of how he’ll turn out. I’m terrified he’ll make the mistakes I did. It doesn’t really matter how you are raised – both parents, one, or even none! You always have a decent, fighting chance. It’s all in YOU. (Afterall, I was raised in a 2 parent, happy family. And I fukkked up bad.) I’m excited to see him as a man – a good man, treating a woman right … and his children. But I don’t want all that to happen – that means I’ll lose my baby. But in all honesty, and in my mind, he’ll always be my baby. I love him, and I always will.






