When I was pregnant I got used to being asked the same few questions: “How are you feeling. Do you know the sex. Have you picked out names?” And my answers pretty much didn’t waver: “Feeling great. Want to be surprised. We’re not sharing.”
And now that my son Mylo is here, from literally day one the most popular comment I get is, “Enjoy it because it goes by real fast.” I know it’s true, but I wonder if it’s necessary to say to someone who is reveling in the wonderdoms of motherhood for the very first time? I don’t think so. So much so that I have made a solemn vow NOT to say this to anyone who has children after me.
But Mylo IS growing up fast. It seemed like only yesterday when he could make out the distance between my eyes and my breast and now he tracks my movements from across the room, and turns his head in my direction when he hears my voice.
Just recently we tried him out in the Jumperoo and he absolutely loved it. He jumps along to the music, he jumps each time he whacks a toy and adds even more oomph to his step when he has an audience.
Blowing raspberries and making music.
He cocks his head backward to see the farm animal decals when he’s getting his diaper changed on the changing table. They’re decals for crying out loud! They’re not 3D, but plastic sticky things on a white wall. I hate being told to “enjoy it now because they grow up fast.” With each new “Mylostone” and each new development, I am reminded daily that my baby is indeed growing up fast.