Sad Milestones

It is official. Adam now knows how to climb out of his crib. I had hoped he would just be satisfied to wait for me to come collect him when he called for me for the rest of his life. I think he figured out it was possible because of our trip. We brought his pack 'n play for him to sleep in and he found he could easily climb over the side and did so quite a few times when it was bedtime. This morning, as I was getting kids ready for school, he just showed up in the kitchen all of a sudden. It is such an odd feeling when your baby starts to get out of bed himself. He did it again for nap time today. Luckily, it only happened 4 times before he settled down. But it freaked me out again when he came walking into my room after I had laid him down. I'm not ready for him to move to a big bed!!

Another unavoidable milestone I am not ready for, is Hunter losing his first tooth. That day is rapidly approaching as it is getting looser every day. He keeps telling me it hurts him and wants me to pull it out.  I just can't do it! Please stop wiggling it! Keep your baby teeth for as long as possible! They are the cute teeth I have come to know and love! Now they are disappearing and being replaced with their gigantic adult counterparts with little jagged bumps on top that are too big for your precious little mouth! While Hunter has been SO excited for this rite of passage and a visit from The Tooth Fairy, I SO dread it! It just means he is growing up and I don't like it. I just want him to be 5 forever. I may or may not have said the same thing when he was 1, 2, 3 & 4 years old. Just quit growing..please!!