Milestones

Once your kids hit a certain age, it is harder to notice the milestones. I suppose the first smile, first steps and first words are about as good as it gets, but sometimes your kids do things that make you stop and realize just how fast time goes by and how quickly they grow up.




Not that my kids are driving or going off to college but Abby's walking and trying hard to talk (wasn't she just a newborn?), Jake is a little man (weren't we just potty training?) and Sam, well, Sam is a skinny, goofy boy who likes sports and bugs and girls.




This weekend (shortly before the holly berry incident), Abby and I were having juice and crackers on the front porch when I realized she was drinking from a straw. Not a huge thing. I didn't call People magazine immediately, but in general, it is noteworthy.

For me it basically means we don't have to tote around bottles and sippy cups (especially because if anyone has a sippy cup, Jake has to have one too) and we don't have to do that awkward 'suction the juice up into the straw and then drip it into her mouth' procedure that I'm sure really quenches the thirst.



And then, Saturday night, after a long, dirty day outside both Sam and Jake took showers. Again, not huge news, but just something different that makes you happy. And a little sad.