Another baby out of the nest

In just a few hours, I will push another little hatchling out of the nest. There should really be some rule about not having to have two major milestones with two of your children in the same week.

Yup, Weston starts preschool at 10:30 am today. How can it be time already? It seems like it was just a few minutes ago that Kathy, our midwife, said, "You have a son!" At that moment, I remember feeling something I had never felt before. I guess it is that special love that a mother has for her son. Daughters are amazing in their own way. Sons tug at a Mommy's heart. He is my little man and I am not sure either of us is ready for preschool. In just a few hours we will be though. I will strap his adorable little backpack on his back, take some pictures and send him off to school.

Part of my brain is frantically trying to figure out some way to keep him from growing up so fast. The other part of my brain knows and believes that letting go and giving them some Independence is the best gift a parent can give. I am pretty sure at any momont the two halves of my brain could collide and the universe will explode.

So if the ground beneath your feet shakes at little at 10:30 and the sky turns black for a moment, don't be frightened. It will just be my brain wrapping itself around the idea that another of my babies is really no longer a baby.

Hang on tight!!!