I Blinked

OK so I wrote this almost 2 months ago (May 15th, and totally forgot to post it because I wanted to add pics- oops, but I think it still rings true ad I am trying to do several posts below

I realized this week that Allie is almost done with her 1st year of school (like less than a month to go) And I thought where did the time go. I swear we were just starting Kindergarten a few months ago. I feel like I just blinked and the 1st year is over and the bad thing is I will have to blink again soon, and several more months will have gone by. How is it that my kids will be 6 and 2 in a few weeks- that is not possible. I feel like they should both still be babies, especially Allie. She has grown up so very much this past year. She is now reading and writing doing math and comes home every day telling me something new she has learned. She has made a ton of new friends and is becoming more independent. She is still my sweet little girl who will not walk across the street without holding my hand but she is growing up and I am seeing her change. Don't get me wrong I love the idea of her learning new things and making new friends but it also feels like she does not need me as much as she used to which as a mom is very hard. I mean she's my girl, my shopping buddy. How can it all be going so fast. She is no longer my baby, and will repeatedly tell me that if I call her that- when did that happen- I think she will always be my baby girl. I have even told her several times lately that I was going to put a brick on her head to keep her from growing to which she reminds me that I can stop her from growing she is going to be in 1st grade soon. Oh time you are going to have to slow down because I am not ready for my girl to grow up this fast. So for the next few months I am going to do my best to enjoy all of my days off with them and to not close my eyes, because we all know what will happen if I do, I will open them and she will be another year older.