Why do they grow up.....

SO FAST!!!! Last night I put Ethan to bed as usually with the normal every night routine, "I love you Ethan"-"I love you mommy"- "Sweet dreams mommy" and I realized at that very moment that I don't have a baby anymore :( He use to say words wrong like panda bear, white, mint, and ready ready instead of ready freddy....he now says them all correctly and even thou I am glad he is growing and becoming a smart little boy I can tell hes growing up and hes not my little baby anymore. I remember everything like it was yesterday from when he was born, his 1st day home, the time he almost pooped all over Auntie Angela, the time our old dog Brownie almost scratched his eye out, his 1st pool time, food, out of town trip, and so much more!!! I would never change anything about the last 3 1/2 years Ethan has been on this Earth, I have learned so much about myself thru him and he has learned so much as well. He is very proud of his mommies and when he meets a new friend he is the 1st one to say "Those are my 2 mommies" I know he will not always be sweet and innocent but for the time being its an amazing feeling to be a mommy to a preschool aged kid. I went back through my myspace account, yes I said myspace lol, and found so many old pictures of Ethan from when he was little. I decided to do a collage of his 1st 3 1/2 years on this Earth. He has grown, changed, and developed so much since July of 08 to now, he was my chunky monkey then and now hes a skinny minny lol The joys of being a mother are so unexplainable and there are some people in this world that just dont have what it takes to be a parent but I know I am an amazing mommy to my bubba and I know he understands how much I love him and appreciate him as a whole. Kids are an amazing thing to experience and being a mommy has always been my life long dream, little did I know that being a mom would be so rewarding and feel so GREAT!!!!! I hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed making it. :o) I tried to do a slide show of all the pictures as well but its not working properly so I may or may not be adding the slide show. Have a wonderful 4th of July, enjoy your family time and all the memories you are creating!!!