a very strange, enchanted boy

10 years

I had grand plans to make this really lovely photo montage for today, but because my kid is SO OLD, he was born before digital cameras were really A Thing and was several years old before they were cheap enough for us to afford one. So, the montage requires a great deal of scanning. I’m not saying it’s not happening at all, but it’s going to be delayed.

My son is 10 years old today. That is blowing my mind in every possible way.

Last night, I put him to bed and told him that I would see him when he was a 10-year-old. He grinned as he snuggled down into his blankets with his beloved stuffed dog and the little alligator baby toy that we had unearthed. I lingered for a second, staring at the top of his head, and wished for a second that I could keep tomorrow from coming. Not because I grieve for time lost or the fact that my child is getting older, but because I wanted just a little more time with him as a little boy.

I can’t seem to recap the past year of his life in terms of milestones and achievements. Things like “started to play saxophone” jumble up in my brain with “laughed for the first time” because it all seems like it has happened in an instant. When he was born and when the nurse first showed him to me, everything stopped. I think I’ve been existing mostly in that moment ever since, face to tiny face, staring into the greatest love of my life while everything continued around us. So while he has grown and changed and become this wonderful little person, I’m still there, seeing his face for the first time.

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7 Responses to “a very strange, enchanted boy”

  1. Tanie Says:

    DOUBLE DIGITS

    Kelly when did we get so old

  2. Lexa Says:

    What a lovely post. Happy birthday to your son and congrats on surviving.

  3. jive turkey Says:

    ARGH. My heart. Those cruel babies, with the growing and the changing at lightning speed.

    Happy Birthday, Mr. 10!(And I totally remember the day I turned ten, holy shit where has the time gone?!)

  4. Sweetney Says:

    WOW. WOW WOW WOW. Happy birthday, K! xoxo

  5. tehamy Says:

    Happy Birthday to your 10 year old!

  6. Brad Says:

    Ugh. Such a nice post. But you’re so wicked to make me tear up, K.

  7. charlie Says:

    you’re boy talked to me for a long time about wrestling. we argued about The Rock.

    your boy’s cool.

    my oldest turned 10 in November. I don’t wanna talk about it.

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