Time is just flying by!

[Noimaginationforaun]

I don’t know if anyone else feels this way but it just feels like time is just zooming past! Our wonderful boy (4.5, he’s been home for 2.5 years) is just pure joy. He’s going to be our only one and I just can’t help but feel this mix of sad and happy when milestones come and go. Does anyone else know what I mean?

We’ve just had a wonderful Christmas period together. He fully believes in Father Christmas and all the magic, we had our first panto, went on a Christmas train, saw family and just did so many lovely things. It’s back to reality tomorrow and I just can’t help but feel this sadness that it’s all over. This was the Christmas he was 4 and now it’s finished. I can’t help but feel just sad it’s over now. Lots to look forward to for 2024 though!

Does anyone else feel like this sometimes or have I lost the plot!

Haha @Noimaginationforaun

Don't blink or you will turn round and find they are 19, driving a car and off to uni !
My boy came home aged 8 so I missed so much of his early years.
We have had lots of great adventures over the last 11 years, we always had lots of plans and things to look forward to.
This time last year we were in Edinburgh having a really grown up long weekend. We have been before but not since before lockdown. It was such a different experience this time, from the weekends we went when he was very much a child. We were able to do new things and revisit places and see things in new lights.
We had absolutely the best time.
I miss him dreadfully now he has left home but I'm so so proud of him and what he has achieved.
I say to him that I miss the little boy that he was.I wish I'd had a few more years when he believed in Father Christmas and the tooth fairy, when he wanted to hold my hand when we were out, but being with him as a grown up is a fantastic experience. It's interesting that our relationship is shifting to one that is more one of equals.
When he smiles I still see that little boy, but I do really like where we are now.

What a lovely thread! Makes me a bit tearful 🥹

I could have written your post myself and I got a big lump in my throat reading what@Ted27 had to say. I am fast approaching LO's fifth birthday and I don't know how it's possible. He is an absolute joy and not a day goes by where I don't still pinch myself that he is here, safe. I ache leaving each phase behind. But I also know there will be so many momemts of extreme joy as the weeks pass - adventures we haven't planned yet, achievements yet to accomplish and I get to be front and centre at all of these. If anything the ache is a good reminder to cherish every moment. Your entire post is filled with love for your son. Thanks for sharing x

Oh I’m so glad I posted! I felt like a bit of a muppet but your replies have been so lovely! @Ted27 your reply made me smile. I hope my son and I have such a lovely relationship when he’s all grown up!

@EG88 it’s nice that there’s another person out there in a very similar phase to me! You’re right that it is a very good reminder to cherish all the things - even if some days are filled with the mundane of every day life! And a lot of sass going by my son haha!

We are all clearly very lucky to have such lovely sons!

I hear you! My boys are 10 and 11 and have been sorting out their rooms post Christmas. It's all big boy stuff now, mainly playstation etc but we have packed loads of their younger toys away and put them in the loft. Can't bear to get rid, that's me not them!
They are both still lovely cuddly boys who enjoy a snuggle on the sofa (But don't tell my friends mum!)

This resonates so much with what I am feeling at the moment. DS is 14 and being a typical teenager, communicating in grunts and eye rolls. I miss my little chap, but great to see him finding his way in the world with confidence. We are finding new ways of doing things together, and he has invited me to play Fortnite with him, so feeling honoured (I think) although it probably won't last long when he sees I have no skills. Finding a balance between reminding/nagging is tricky - he wants the independence but doesn't yet have the skills/motivation to use them. It's all happened so quickly - as Ted says, blink and you'll miss it. I have an earworm of Time by Pink Floyd - showing my age!