There are moments when something happens and with great clarity I can see how much Alec has grown up. It isn’t something momentous; it’s usually something small and would almost seem innocuous to others but as a parent it stops you dead in tracks and your heart drops and you realize how fast the time really goes. All you want to do is yell STOP THE WORLD I want extra time with my baby while he’s still a baby.
I had one of the those moments the other day. I almost ran out of Target sobbing. (no PMS comments please)
What was it?
Alec and I walked by the the vacuums.
Yep – that was it and I was mush.
Why?
It occurred to me that Alec no longer cares if we stop at the vacuums.
I’ll let that sink in for those of you who know him well.
He doesn’t care anymore.
When he was younger he knew where the vacuums were in EVERY store. (And embarrassingly all my friends houses too). If Erik and I would separate in a store- whoever did not have Alec knew to go to the vacuum section to the find the other.
He doesn’t care anymore.
Ouch.
Let’s revisit the old Alec for a moment.
(channeling the vacuum gods)
He even found one when we rented the camp.
at Aunt Debbie’s
And just like that….it’s over.
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