Emma is away tonight--at her first sleepover. The house feels strangely empty without her and I miss having her under the roof. She called tonight to say goodnight and sounded like she was having a ball.
She's spent the night with family before, but this is her first sleepover with a friend. It seems like such a big thing for her to be doing; it makes me realize she's not a baby anymore.
Of course, she is six years old and has lost her first tooth and pierced her ears--all things that make her "almost a grown up" as she tells me every few days. Maybe it's because she's my youngest, but six on her seems so much younger than it did on Audrey. Maybe because with Audrey I didn't have anything to compare it with except where she'd come from; with Emma, I always know (well, sort of, anyway) what's coming next because Audrey seems so much older.
But even though she's "so grown up," she's still so little in so many ways. She crawls up in my lap any time I sit down; she loves to be held, picked up, and carried; she holds my hand wherever we go; she wants me to sing to her and tuck her in each night.
I'm so excited for her to be doing a new thing, but I'm also kind of sad because we can never go back. How time flies...
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Audrey is feeling much better, but she had a low fever this morning and is still coughing some. Think I'll keep her home again tomorrow. I want her to be feeling 100 percent better before coming up against any other illnesses flying around school. And I really like having her home with me!
Sniff sniff...I can relate to your post today. Funny how kids can't wait to grow up and we want them to stay young. It's sad when they grow up as they don't need us like they used to. That being said, I do look forward to seeing what type of person they will grow up to be! Don't know if that makes sense. Glad to hear Audrey is on the mend. Hope Emma had a nice sleep over. I am assuming it is spring break. Ours is next week. Can't wait!
Posted by: Erin S | March 13, 2007 at 09:31 PM