I was talking with a friend the other day and mentioned how certain times in my kids' lives seem to either go by quickly or slowly. How sometimes I'll look at one of my boys and think "How did he get so big/mature?" And other times I'll look at one of them and think "Is he still only __ years/months old?"
Generally, I find the "fast" times have occurred through most of infancy, with a slower period once the kid turns 2, with the pace quickening again once they're fully potty trained-- for us, that's been around age 3 1/2 to 4.
Yeah, I don't like potty training...at all...
So the previous couple years went by pretty rapidly for me, like I'm looking back and can't believe that much time has passed and how many things have happened in that time. But now my youngest just turned 2 years old in March, and I find myself in another slow period and I can't believe only nine weeks have passed since his birthday. Because based on how quickly time seemed to be passing before, it feels like he should be at least 2 1/2 already! Funny how time plays tricks on us like that...
On the other hand, Z will be 5 years old in just three short months. He has grown up so much in the last year!
