Motherhood....

You're gonna miss this....

You're gonna want this back...

You're gonna wish these days

Hadn't gone by so fast

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Being a Mother is not easy. The army slogan "the toughest job you'll ever love" comes to my mind. This past week Jack came home and told us something that had happened to him at school. I was shocked and upset. I was not ready to handle these issues. I don't want to have to call teachers and have to explain to Jack that even though so and so is his friend, we cannot repeat the things he says or do the things that he does.

And so it begins.

I'm not ready for this.

I want my biggest parenting problems to be getting my kids to sleep alone, taking Harry's bottle away, helping Jack make the letter C.

I don't want this yet, but I can't stop it.

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Here's Jack at one and a half. His second Easter, sporting a sailor suit (you know I love a sailor suit).

Jack would not be caught dead wearing a sailor suit now, but I had the pleasure of putting Prince Harry in that very same outfit a couple of weeks ago.

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These are the good times....

So take a good look around...

You may not know it now....

But you're gonna miss this....

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Jack's almost done with preschool.

This Fall he will be in kindergarten. Gone all day long.

When you have kids, people tell you to enjoy them, it goes so fast.

My dear neighbor is 85 years old. She loves my boys and likes to tell me about her kids when they were little. She still remembers potty training, bike riding, and sleepless nights. I'm sure you never forget.

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May you grow up to be righteous

May you grow up to be true

May you always know the truth

And see the lights surrounding you

May you always be courageous

Stand upright and be strong

May you stay forever young