My daughter is 10 years old today! Double digits!
Her birth weight matched her birthdate – she weighed 6lb 12oz on 6/12. :-)
I can’t believe 10 years has gone by … it seems like she was just born, just started kindergarten, etc. When she was a baby, people would often say, “enjoy this time – it goes by so fast”. I wish I had paid more attention but it’s hard to think the exhaustion is ever going to end when you are so sleep deprived because your kid will not sleep. (Fortunately, that did end – I now have a kid who is a big sleeper.)
And, it really is true that the older you get the faster time goes by …
I’m starting to see her pull away. She won’t hug me when I drop her off at school. Actually, she walks away from me as fast as possible as if I’m a big embarrassment. She is also showing some pre-teen qualities, like wanting more privacy and being a little bit more concerned about her appearance.
Here’s some videos of her through the years.
2 years old
5 years old
7 years old
8 years old
If the next 10 years goes by faster than the previous 10, then before I know it she’s going to be an adult (and probably searching for a nursing home for me ;-).
We are going to go out to dinner with her Dad tonight and on Saturday we will have the birthday blow out bash with her friends.
photo credit: johnbrennan
Wow, they really grow up so fast, don’t they. I also remember going through the phases you describe, about not wanting to hug in front of friends. I wish I knew at the time how foolish my ‘pride’ was and how much it must have hurt my mom to see her son not wanting to hug her anymore in public but it’s all part of growing up I guess. I wish her a Happy Birthday and hope the party is a lot of fun!
-Jean
Thanks! She had a great time. It’s funny the things we worry about at that age – we don’t realize that no one else really cares or is paying all that much attention to what we are doing.
Happy Birthday to Alex!
Lisa :)
Thanks Lisa!
HI kim,
Congratulations to the birthday girl, enjoy the fun of children’s party on Saturday, in a few years time is she a teenager and then can not the parents attend the party and more.
So true – I’m just glad that the parents don’t need to come anymore :-) When they were little it was the kids and the parents and it was too much hosting for me.
congrats on her turning 10! I remember feeling so old when I turned ten cause I was in the double digits.
Yes – double digits is a big deal :-)
How CUTE! it great to see the progression of her threw the ages. Happy Birthday to your little one!
Happy Belated B’day to Alex. My elder one turned 10 last month as well.
Time just flies, isn’t it?
I know! And my About page still says she is 7 – guess I better update that ;-)