I can see it in this picture. The loping gait of young man who jumps a pony wall to reach his friends faster. Jeans heavy from the weight of teen necessities (keys, phone, wallet) hang just below the hollow of his hip bones, and he pulls them up out of habit with ropey hands that hint at the man he will one day be.
One day, but not today. Today we play on the swings.
I can really relate to this sentiment. There are times that I get flashes of my children as adults that are so vivid and complete. These images are both exhilarating and terrifying, and they always remind me to cherish every moment as they grow. The top photo is perfect- says it all. What a cutie!
I enjoyed participating in BYW with you and look forward to staying in touch in blogland.
You made me cry with this post. My son is 23 now, and I remember those days. But these days are good too! And your son is adorable! Do you miss BYW? I do! I feel like something is missing from my life all of a sudden!
Lovely post. I am always happy to be reminded that these precious early years will pass and I’ll be talking to adults and not toddlers before I know it.
On a side note, I am certainly hoping that skinny jeans for guys is WAY out of style by the time my eldest is aware of what is “in” or “out” in the clothing department. As of now, at age nine, he still trusts my judgment. Glory be!
what a great post! I got chills as I read this and I dont even have kids yet! Nicholas is absolutely adorable and you have captured some wonderful “every day” moments that are so precious and fleeting.
by the way, arent those the shoes from the big communion? way to reuse them! cute! (cant believe I noticed such a detail – very proud!)
Those sure are his Baptism shoes! Good eye. :) I have him in those shoes all the time. Convenient little buggers with the velcro.
So cute!!! His sweater looks so warm and cozy – I’d love one just like that (in a grown-up size!)
What a beautiful boy!
Oh Jules he is looking so much like a little boy and not a baby (chew those chubby feet while you still can). Both your boys are stunning.
You’re so right to remind us how fast and fleeting these young years are with our kids.
My daughter just turned 15 and it’s been so hard for me. She’s wonderful and not at all experiencing the teenage awfulness I was expecting, but the fact that I have so little time left with her in my house every day makes me sad beyond measure.
Here’s to having a fully “present” day.
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I can catch a glimpse of the teenager he will become and it actually makes me jerk my head right back. Holy crap, I am raising a boy who will grow up and choose a wife, and take out a mortgage and have babies of his own!!
I feel such a rush of relief when he turns to me in the next second and asks me to help him get his sleeper on, because “the feet can be tricky for a 5 year old.” Those glimpses help me to appreciate his age now and remind me not to rush him to grasp every concept. They also help me remember to be kind to my MIL.
Jules, cute frigging sweater.
One second… where is your baby? when he grow up?? OMG! He is looking soooo big and cute!
My heart is breaking.
The sweater is a Mikey hand-me-down and is from Gymboree. :)
It’s weird, because I really and truly saw him for just a split second as a young adult. Spooky, but I’m glad all the other moms seem to have them, too. It’s very bittersweet. Heartbreaking, like Brigitte said.
Ani–I do miss BYW! It became part of my routine, and the exercises Holly had us do were very helpful.
Susan–I had to laugh at your fashion comment because as I wrote this I thought to myself that those jeans he is pulling up better not be saggy like the kids I see walking home from school.
Jen–“the feet can be tricky for a 5 year old.” Kill me.
I just posted almost the very same thing last week… I too had a little vision of the future . (http://thebrownmama.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post.html ) Never mind that my 2.5 yr. old was born with his adult face.
That’s some cute kid you have. It just goes by so heartbreakingly fast.
Precious. You have the most beautiful boys. I too have those flashes of the future, and I just want to squeeze them tight while they still want me too!
I see so much of Mikey in him but so much not!? Does that make sense? If not, oh well…I usually don’t these days! LOL