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Author: nik
Posted: 2007-08-01 16:12:40
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Today while cleaning the bathroom, I noticed that hidden in the corner was the little potty seat my daughter used to use. She used to even ask us to bring it if we went out of town for a weekend. She didn't think she could use the potty without it. Now it's shoved in the corner and forgotten.
It made me stop and try to remember the last time we bought diapers for her. I'm sure it wasn't a monumental purchase. It didn't require any lengthy loan approval, I probably didn't even do any comparison shopping. I must have simply went to the grocery store and placed in the cart the last package of diapers I would ever buy for her.
I don't remember the last diapers I bought for our son either. I don't even remember exactly when he stopped taking a bottle, or when I stopped rocking him to sleep.
We have all of our children's "firsts" so well documented, but often times the "lasts" just fade away into the blur of everyday life.
I wonder about other "lasts" I might have already missed or may miss in due time.
Will I realize the last time I push them in the swing? Will I notice the last time I pour apple juice in a sippy cup? What about the last time I have to dial the phone number for them to call Grandma? Or the last time we read a bedtime story together? Will I look the last time they want to show me how far they can make it across the monkey bars? Or how far they can go on their bikes without tipping over? Will I savor the last time they don't worry if it's cool or not to give me a quick kiss goodbye in front of their friends?
Claire asked me the other day "Mom, is this forever?" Her words caught me so by suprise that I'm not sure if I even answered her. I'm not sure I even know how to answer her.
I know that reaching each of these mini milestones is part of the developmental scheme of things, but I can't help but wish that I had the ability and wisdom to celebrate each of them. Just as I now celebrate the end of the potty seat days.
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