Carol & Mac

Lily,

>Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all, even one
>little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completely
>infatuated with the way they are this very minute? Today was almost
>painfully great. He is learning so much, every second, it's all I can do to
>just keep up, let alone push. I can see the brain changing every day -- I
>feel like his baby clock is ticking down and I'm going to wake up and find
>he's a little boy. Nooooo!!!
>
>Love,
>LILY
>
So very normal :-)

At the moment, my youngest son is about to turn 12 and showing the first
little signs of puberty. I look forward to the wonderful teenager /
young adult he is about to become, but my heart aches already for the
beautiful, sweet, exciting child he is about to leave behind to be held
only in my memory. parenthood is so very bitter / sweet.

Carol