I remember the very first time I held him in my arms. A love like I had never known filled up my heart and burst through the walls to spill over onto this little being. I marveled in his ten tiny fingers and his ten tiny toes. He smelled like all things new and had skin softer than the finest silk.
*Blink*
I remember a pudgy little toddler who would shake with excitement over the smallest things.
We would spend our days building towers out of wooden blocks, reading (and chewing) board books, and getting baby belly laughs from the most random of events. We went for long walks, exploring our neighborhood and all of the sights to be seen.
*Blink*
I remember what a great big brother he was, right out of the gate. He took great care of little Heen-Heen from day one, and before you know it his baby brother was his play time companion and best friend. My first baby was still a baby himself, but was showing glimpses of turning from a baby into a BOY.
*Blink*
I remember his first day of Kindergarten.
My chest heaved with pride at this baby-turned-boy. It also heaved with sobs because my baby had become a boy. He launched into Kindergarten with the same joy and enthusiasm that he faces each and every day of his life. He learned, he grew, he flourished.
*Blink*
My boy, my baby, is now a Kindergarten graduate.
He has skills he did not have a year ago. He has grown about six inches and lost the baby fat that so desperately clung to him. He is witty, he is funny, he is such a little man.
Sometimes I wish I could slow life down just a little. So that I can breathe in more of his innocence. Of his zest for life and his exuberance that cannot be contained. Because what “they” say is true, no matter how cliche.
It really does go way too fast. I almost can’t keep up.
*Blink*
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Aww, that was sweet!
And one day, I’ll get to tell HIM I used to wipe his bum. 
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Comment by Dayna on June 26th, 2008 @ 2:49 pmoh, i know. too, too fast…
mine just finished FIRST GRADE> ack!
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Comment by ali on June 26th, 2008 @ 2:56 pmOh this is beautiful. As is he.
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Comment by She Likes Purple on June 26th, 2008 @ 3:21 pmAww, sweet post! They sure do grow fast! Congrats to Graham on graduating from Kindergarten – he certainly looks a whole lot different from the photo taken on his first day, he’s really growing up.
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Comment by Hannah on June 26th, 2008 @ 4:17 pmYes, feelings over here are mutual. Sigh. Time does fly.
Man, he is all boy now. So cute. So big!!
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Comment by little miss mel on June 26th, 2008 @ 4:42 pmLoved this post Ange! Cliche or not – it’s so true.
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Comment by Jen on June 26th, 2008 @ 4:53 pmAmen to that.
I blinked a few times too and suddenly my first baby is going into GRADE TWO!
How does this happen anyway?
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Comment by Kami on June 26th, 2008 @ 5:21 pmWOW, that was so cute. It made me want to cry.
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Comment by Blonde Belle on June 26th, 2008 @ 5:55 pmHe’s beautiful.
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Comment by Elizabeth on June 26th, 2008 @ 7:59 pmMy goodness, those curls! He has just become more and more handsome.
You’d better stop blinking!
-Andrea
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Comment by Andrea on June 26th, 2008 @ 8:38 pmAwwwwwww!
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Comment by Victoria on June 26th, 2008 @ 9:52 pmWhat a great “toast” to Graham! He’s such a sweet guy! Time really does go by so quickly…Too quickly!
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Comment by Michele on June 26th, 2008 @ 11:17 pmI am trying to stop blinking now.
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Comment by chris on June 27th, 2008 @ 4:55 amWhat a great post! He’s been adorable since he was a baby! How fun to see how he’s changed!
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Comment by Kristabella on June 27th, 2008 @ 6:41 amOohh. Bad news is it goes SO MUCH FASTER when they hit school!
I love the pic of him with the curly hair! So cute!!
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Comment by Mrs. Wilson on June 27th, 2008 @ 7:36 amI said to Sue the other day, “Wouldn’t you like to go back and have just one day with your kids when they were like 4 or 5?” Good for you for taking so many pictures and writing about your kids here – what a great nostalgic look back it will be when you get to be my age! (Oh yes, one day, you will!)
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Comment by Heidi F on June 27th, 2008 @ 8:28 amWow. Time does fly so quickly. It makes me want to blink when I think about my little 14 month old growing up too fast. Fuss!
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Comment by Jennifer on June 27th, 2008 @ 2:19 pmI just got all weepy.
Beautiful post.
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Comment by FireMom on June 28th, 2008 @ 7:42 amI am taking my “baby” within the hour for her driver’s license. It goes too fast.
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Comment by Cathy on June 30th, 2008 @ 10:13 amWell stop blinking already! Surely that will stop time, right??
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That made me all teary. What a sweet post to your first boy.
Do they ask the kindergarten grads what they want to be when they grow up? They did when I was that age and I said I wanted to be a cheerleader or a babysitter. I had very high aspirations!
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