A Glimpse into the Future

Andy has been saying for awhile that Murdoch is looking less and less like a baby and more like a little kid. I agree but at the same time he still appears to be a baby - my baby. Well when we arrived home today from work and daycare I got him out of the car in his car seat and set him down on the driveway while I got all of the bags together, I glance over at him while he played with his maraca and he was a toddler sitting in Murdoch's infant seat.

I thought to myself 'Where has my baby gone?! I have started to understand more and more over the past couple of months why people have more kids - a baby is an addiction, an addiction that is then taken away from you and that you can't get back. But you can get it back - just get pregnant again. At times it is like a drug - it clouds your mind - of course just have another kid, you forget about the lack of sleep, the crying, etc. It is a completely irrational thought at times but it is such a strong feeling in your gut! Andy is going to be my rational side when my gut wants more babies.

I think my baby turning into a toddler is the start of some lasts. Ellen had a good post about first vs lasts - as parents we are always looking for firsts in our child, but we tend to not notice the lasts. We need to get a toddler seat for Murdoch - so we will no longer bring him in asleep in his infant car seat - I loved the way he loved in there especially when he was zipped up in his little 'sleeping bag'. I know there are a lot of exciting things ahead but seeing a toddler in my son made me realize how quickly he is growing up and that I will never have that time back.

On a separate note we have a charger for the battery again so we will have pictures again soon. We are off to Maine this weekend to visit Bob and Talli - we will definitely have some pictures after that so we will start posting those again soon. Enjoy the weekend.