(and there was much rejoicing in the land)
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NEWEST NASCAR FAN BUILDS RACE TRACK
(construction paper, cardboard, and yards of scotch tape)
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SPRING ARRIVES
(and laundry suddenly increases...)
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KITTEN MANIA STRIKES AGAIN
(he then went home and built a dozen kittens out of LEGOS...)
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In other news, Kiddo moved to his "big brother" bedroom this weekend and, while the move went well, we are all a little sleep-deprived as a result. While he really likes his room, he's not yet comfortable enough there to sleep very well.
I am having a hard time with the move, which is unexpected (my emotions, not the move). Our master bedroom and the nursery are downstairs, while Kiddo's new room is upstairs. I don't like it that he is so far away and up there all by himself. I almost cried when I walked by his dark and empty old room last night on my way to bed. I miss peeking in on him whenever I walk by, watching him sleep and stealing kisses in the middle of the night ("but at night time, when he was asleep, the mother quietly opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed...")
Lots of moms cry when their babies go off to kindergarten. I didn't - he was excited to go, and I knew he was more than ready (and on some days, so was I). For me, this is a far more momentous milestone than the first day of school. He's growing up and becoming more independent every day. As someone reminded me this morning, he's halfway to his driver's license already. But tonight, he still wanted to curl up in my (shrinking) lap and settle in for a snuggle. I'm going to soak up those snuggles for as long as they last ("...and she sang: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be.")
