The relevance of this moment lies not in the burger, but that he is old enough to eat by himself.� We always order him grilled cheese sandwiches because they stay together even after you cut them into little bite-size pieces.� The diner made a mistake in our order, so when I gave him his half of the cheeseburger I expected him to make a mess or choke on bites too large for his small mouth.
Instead, he held the ‘burger with confidence and peeked over the bun with pride as he took normal, thoughtful bites.� The Mister and I smiled and shared a high-five at the prospect of sitting down to lunch without having to cut food into tiny, little pieces…
Until we realized what we were leaving behind in all those tiny, little pieces.
Packin’ down a burger is a definite step toward manhood. I do know what you mean, it’s very bittersweet.
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oh! how bittersweet.
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We’ve gotten to this point too. It’s so bittersweet. I usually cut their chicken tenders in half, they cool faster and are smaller bites. Today they demanded them whole. We’ve done the sandwich thing as well. *sniff*
Addi and Payton will be 2 on Sunday, where has the time gone?
Oh and the first pic is delicious. You can just see the ‘big boyness’ in his eyes.
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I look at that face and all I see is you. :-)
What a great set of photos. I wish our parents had documented our lives like this.
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Oh Lord – those pictures are just too cute for words!
(and, btw, I still cut up chicken & steak for my 13 yr. old)
When you’re ready to graduate beyond just burgers, ask me for my recipe for Big Macs – yeah, you can make ’em at home and they’re delish!
Oh Jules….so grown up. :( Haley is very grown up in so many ways-she’s already into the “do it myself” phase (getting dressed, brushing teeth, putting on shoes…etc) and it’s so sad. And happy too. I agree with you. You marvel at every stage, but then realize what you are leaving behind. But you are also moving to the fun big kid stuff too!
He is adorable!
I stumbled across your blog and love it. I will visit often.
BTW Jules…this post almost wrecked my diet for the day. Do you know what it means to “keen” for a cheeseburger?? That’s what I’m doing….I will not…I will not…I will NOT. ;)
It is all very bittersweet.
Kara–You and one other person agree he looks like me. I don’t see it at all! I do think Mikey looks like me.
Cara–I’m not a hamburger person! Mikey isn’t either, but I guess Nico is. :)
Gina–Thank you! I will check out your blog as well. :)
I am in LOVE with your blog! So very excited I found it. Hooray and happy cheeseburger eating!
Too adorable for words, and now makes me dash for a happy meal…
Jules, you left my blog off your new blog roll, miss sight or did I tick you off?
Total oversight, Jackee! I fixed it. :)
Oh my gosh he is so cute!!!!
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So sweet and the phot’s are tremendous. You are like the Henri Cartier Bresson of the toddler set, just catching that perfect moment in time…
So cute! What a good looking kid!
I love that photo, your boys are adorable!
BTW: Would you mind sharing what high chair that is? I’ve been looking for a high chair option that isn’t orange, giant, and obviously kid furniture. The one you have seems like it’d actually blend in with adult furniture!
NKC– Sure! The highchair is Mikey’s old highchair from Peg Perego. I actually think it’s pretty giant, but it is nice that it still fits Nico at almost 2 years of age. We’ve tried to put him in a booster at the table, but he just goofs off and starts throwing food. Sigh.