...to be sad that DS3 is groing up?

[Mummyfor3]

I just looked at him sitting/crawling on the floor, standing up on furniture, having a go at letting go and falling over, then trying again, and I thought: were has this little baby gone that I brought home from hospital just about 5 min ago?

And I am not even such a great big baby-fan; I like the walking talking child and find babies quite hard going.
Obviously him getting bigger and developing is a GOOD THING, but still...

Funny, how tiny babies suck us in with their cuteness to make jolly well sure that we will look after them?

Anybody else feel like this??

It is bitter-sweet....

How old is he?

YABABU, but only because it's even worse when they don't do the growing up that's expected of them (but you have acknowledged that already in your post )

Will DS3 be your last? If so, YANBAAU that he is growing and the baby days will soon be behind you forever.... (at least until the gc come along!)

Ok if he is still crawling then he is still your baby, ds is 4 and is still my baby and always will be.

Aww

My youngest (and last probably ) will be 2 next week. I am gutted, but I'm looking forward to her being able to tell me what she thinks too

every time - then i remember how much fun the next stage is ...

Weeeell... quite likely to be last, I am 42 (+10months and have all sorts of conflicting feelings on the subject (see other posts if you can be bothered).

Part of me thinks we should stop a the lovely brood that we have as it was not very easy to get to this point. Advancing wrinklydom does not skew the risk profile in our favour (although DH is toyboy and could still run after them when I am pushing my Zimmer ) etc etc.

But my poor maternal heart feels differently. I always said I would like to have 2 or 4 children, and now having had 3...

He is 10 months old, BTW, and LOVELY, even if I say so myself

My DS is 13 and 6 inches taller than me and he is still my baby.

DS is 11 months and just about fell apart when I found the newborn hat he wore in hospital....

Does having another cure the broodiness thing

There is something really quite powerful about a newborn though... I will never, ever forget that feeling of utter love, devotion, fear!

My DS is 8 months now and I'm loathe to get rid of the first car seat, his clothes, his first baby carrier, cos I haven't quite convinced myself I won't have another (Even though I haven't quite convinced my DH that I will!)

But, I adore seeing all the new things he does each day - which I am sure you do too!

You see, I'm completely different. I find newborn babies a complete nause from beginning to end.

They're so dull!

Mine's four now, and I'm still looking forward to the time when he can buy me a pint

Desiderata (respect for cool name), I am so with you on that one - had a very uncharacteristic tug on the heart strings when I posted

DD is 12 months. I know I did not like the baby stage (0-3 months in particular was very hard for me) but i now go gooey each time I see a little one!

So, YANBU

I'm broody already and DS is only 6 months! I was looking at him today in his bouncer, bending over to examine the door hinge and spinning himself happily around and I thought 'he's really becoming a little boy now rather than my baby' [sob]

Alibaba - I've been broody since DS was about 5-6 months old.

He's a little boy, who can stand and has 4 teeth and I love him to pieces but I'd LOVE another one!

OMG, I only now realise my very BAD typo in starting question . I clearly was not thinking right...

The growing up thing is what I find so fascinating about children, how they develop almost inspite of what us oldies do. It is great fun and I stupidly feel proud of every achievement as if it had anything to do with me.

(I am feeling bad now about having started this and am sending lots of love to all those looking after children who are not growing up along the lines of what is accepted as "normal", please forgive my arrogance and smugness)

Checking out now.

I also have 3 boys, am a year older than you and married to a toy boy (3.5 yrs younger). I too am feeling conflicting feelings about DS3 growing up. I read something yesterday about toddlers not being toddlers once they are 2 - 2.5. DS is now nearly 2.5 and I can't believe that the era has ended and not only do I not have babies, but not even toddlers.

Why do they make them so darned cute?

my cute little baby boy with lovely long lashes and ash blonde cherub curls will be starting school in september.time flies, so enjoy every minute!