Growin' Up

We just got back from Cole's first grade musical performance.  He was just adorable and delightful, and he made me so proud.  He really looked at me the whole time he was singing up there, which just melted my little heart.  I was holding up heart hands for him between songs....Chad was totally laughing at me, but whatevs.  I loved every second of it!

 
It's good to see that Cole is comfortable in this kind of setting.  This video is a perfect demonstration of that...he was totally feelin' it.  Sometimes the lyrics just speak to a guy.  And I love how at the end of the song he mouths, "MOM!", and then uses hand signs to tell me to put the camera down and clap.  Hahaha...okay, Cole.   

The song is about growing up. . .



. . .And how apropos.  Cole is growing up so fast.  It seems like just yesterday that we were at his kindergarten performance.  How is it possible that he's going to be 8 this year?!   But then sometimes I am reminded of how he's still really a little boy even though he's super tall and talks like he's 12.  Just tonight when I was putting him to bed, he told me that he talks to Shell Shocker (his Pillow Pet) when he's feeling sad and crying because he doesn't want to ever move away from us and he's really going to miss his room.  I reassured him that this is not going to happen for several several several years, and by the time it comes around, he'll be excited and not sad to move out on his own.  I think I was reassuring myself that it's super far away too, although I KNOW I'm going to be sad when the time comes.  I love him.  A whole lot.  It's not for a long time....it's not for a long time....it's not for a long time....