tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post6372239765983346037..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Don't Blink!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-54070442052724482882013-05-27T18:09:57.912-05:002013-05-27T18:09:57.912-05:00Not all developmental milestones are bad to miss. ...Not all developmental milestones are bad to miss. I would have been cool if he had been potty-trained at daycare, but, alas, I quit working when he was two and had to do it myself....Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-85806453749837029832013-05-27T17:20:15.372-05:002013-05-27T17:20:15.372-05:00Yer killing me with the baby-to-graduate photos. M...Yer killing me with the baby-to-graduate photos. My heart. I can totally relate to your stories about developmental milestones. I worked most of the time when my first was in daycare. One day she started to spell her name on her drawings and I was in shock. Come to find out she had been doing it for weeks at daycare. Duh, Mom.Amyhttp://bananawheels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-3048604767179953412013-05-20T21:41:03.867-05:002013-05-20T21:41:03.867-05:00Thanks, Lisa! The good news is it's a snowball...Thanks, Lisa! The good news is it's a snowball effect, so you're good for a few more years. Once they hit high school, WHOOSH!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-85704335226257252822013-05-20T21:32:18.291-05:002013-05-20T21:32:18.291-05:00Aack! Do NOT tell me it goes that fast...mine is s...Aack! Do NOT tell me it goes that fast...mine is starting Kindergarten and I am so not ready. Such a handsome and smart young man you have there - congratulations to both of you!Lisa @ The Meaning of Mehttp://www.themeaningofme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-78497543661410974362013-05-20T20:21:43.362-05:002013-05-20T20:21:43.362-05:00Thank you! You just can't imagine it when they...Thank you! You just can't imagine it when they are itty bitty, can you? Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-77886420952335794152013-05-20T20:09:24.929-05:002013-05-20T20:09:24.929-05:00Bittersweet, isn't it? I loved those early da...Bittersweet, isn't it? I loved those early days so much, but what an awesome thing to witness the people they become. Congrats!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84308186191868013712013-05-20T18:27:45.101-05:002013-05-20T18:27:45.101-05:00Thanks, Miriam! College graduation is a whole diff...Thanks, Miriam! College graduation is a whole different story. I can still fool myself into thinking my son's still just a kid. You have a bona fide adult on your hands! Congratulations to you, too!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-87021708459861939202013-05-20T15:06:42.092-05:002013-05-20T15:06:42.092-05:00Congrats Dyanne! Just wait, you will blink again a...Congrats Dyanne! Just wait, you will blink again and college graduation is next. My daughter's was Friday 5/17 and I'm still reeling from it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330028533959117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-40644250209981807122013-05-20T13:03:14.605-05:002013-05-20T13:03:14.605-05:00When he was little, people always told us it would...When he was little, people always told us it would go by fast, and they weren't kidding!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-10126174769383398952013-05-20T13:02:30.229-05:002013-05-20T13:02:30.229-05:00It IS bittersweet, but the best advice I ever got ...It IS bittersweet, but the best advice I ever got about the whole graduation thing was to save crying for if they DON'T graduate. They're SUPPOSED to reach this milestone just as much as the earlier ones of sitting up and walking and talking.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-28729340914265892832013-05-20T13:00:34.072-05:002013-05-20T13:00:34.072-05:00Thank you! He used to practice with new vocabulary...Thank you! He used to practice with new vocabulary until he got it right and then would fit the new word into every sentence he could. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-8799275744956492502013-05-19T12:51:44.105-05:002013-05-19T12:51:44.105-05:00I wish they made little eye props so that I wouldn...I wish they made little eye props so that I wouldn't blink and witness how quickly they go from little boy to young man!Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Muchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422202223272712854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-7675777134103560322013-05-19T12:33:10.195-05:002013-05-19T12:33:10.195-05:00Oh my....I almost didn't want to finish readin...Oh my....I almost didn't want to finish reading this, because my son is 15 and I know that all too soon, I'll be having to write a post like this lol. It's kind of bittersweet watching them grow so quickly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686431289417844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-48821342226049557762013-05-19T12:26:57.440-05:002013-05-19T12:26:57.440-05:00Wow, powerful post. I am always amazed at how quic...Wow, powerful post. I am always amazed at how quickly the kids figure something out then act like it's old hat. Time does fly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-64854079407151455402013-05-18T18:28:48.774-05:002013-05-18T18:28:48.774-05:00Yay! Congrats.Yay! Congrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-58929840324111690842013-05-18T08:55:40.296-05:002013-05-18T08:55:40.296-05:00What's funnier is he looks like my brother. An...What's funnier is he looks like my brother. And David's sister's son looks like David.<br /><br />The speech will be short and sweet. Okay, short.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84214216487430414342013-05-17T23:38:25.598-05:002013-05-17T23:38:25.598-05:00Funny. He looks so much like David in the first pi...Funny. He looks so much like David in the first picture. And in his senior pic he looks more like you. I find that quite cool, actually.<br />You should, indeed, be extremely proud. :-)<br />Even if his speech is long. And traditional.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993538503291293036noreply@blogger.com