Comments on: Walking, Walking Away http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Betsy http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42555 Betsy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:17:37 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42555 Yup. Going through exactly this. First they stagger into a standing position. Then they take those first few steps. And then they run away! My baby! Running away! From me! .-= Betsy´s last post ..<a href="http://honest2betsy.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-so-pregnant.html" rel="nofollow">I'm So Pregnant</a> =-. Yup. Going through exactly this. First they stagger into a standing position. Then they take those first few steps. And then they run away! My baby! Running away! From me!
.-= Betsy´s last post ..I’m So Pregnant =-.

]]> By: Mel http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42435 Mel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:15:35 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42435 I hear you! Every single day there is a moment when I look at the almost 3 year old girl in front of me and wonder where time has went. After all it was only yesterday she was born. How can she then today put her shoes on herself? Put on her coat? It's sad and exciting at the same time! .-= Mel´s last post ..<a href="http://memyselfandotherthings.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/tea-break/" rel="nofollow">Tea break</a> =-. I hear you! Every single day there is a moment when I look at the almost 3 year old girl in front of me and wonder where time has went. After all it was only yesterday she was born. How can she then today put her shoes on herself? Put on her coat? It’s sad and exciting at the same time!
.-= Mel´s last post ..Tea break =-.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42410 Jennifer Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:59:49 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42410 I love it! Mine will be walking soon, I'm sure. He's already into everything crawling. I love it! Mine will be walking soon, I’m sure. He’s already into everything crawling.

]]> By: Lady M http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42409 Lady M Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:16:02 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42409 Oooh, a walker! Congratulations. It's amazing how challenging walking is, or many of the other skills that babies have to master in those first months and years. .-= Lady M´s last post ..<a href="http://www.empress-m.com/2009/09/closet-more-ridiculous-than-mine.html" rel="nofollow">A Closet More Ridiculous Than Mine</a> =-. Oooh, a walker! Congratulations. It’s amazing how challenging walking is, or many of the other skills that babies have to master in those first months and years.
.-= Lady M´s last post ..A Closet More Ridiculous Than Mine =-.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42407 Rebecca Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:54:26 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42407 those pics are so cute! they grow up too fast. .-= Rebecca´s last post ..<a href="http://alittlebitofmomsense.blogspot.com/2009/09/book-for-her-brother.html" rel="nofollow">A Book for her Brother</a> =-. those pics are so cute!

they grow up too fast.
.-= Rebecca´s last post ..A Book for her Brother =-.

]]> By: *pol http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42404 *pol Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:11:23 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42404 waaaah, I remember that bittersweetness. Wait until they leave you at the classroom door without looking back -- ouch! Thankfully they still let me hold their hands in parking lots (it's a safety thing, and I won't go even a step without a firm grip on them). But it's not the same really. What I really like is when they reach for my hand on their own.... that still melts my heart in a big puddle of love! .-= *pol´s last post ..<a href="http://pol-loves.blogspot.com/2009/09/bribery-in-parenting.html" rel="nofollow">Bribery in Parenting.</a> =-. waaaah, I remember that bittersweetness.
Wait until they leave you at the classroom door without looking back — ouch!
Thankfully they still let me hold their hands in parking lots (it’s a safety thing, and I won’t go even a step without a firm grip on them). But it’s not the same really. What I really like is when they reach for my hand on their own…. that still melts my heart in a big puddle of love!
.-= *pol´s last post ..Bribery in Parenting. =-.

]]> By: Emma http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42402 Emma Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:14:09 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42402 I am 28 years old. I consider myself to be a fiercely independent woman, and yet when life gets overwhelming, I still call mama. Because she knows me, and loves me, and I don't know what i'd do without her. I am 28 years old. I consider myself to be a fiercely independent woman, and yet when life gets overwhelming, I still call mama. Because she knows me, and loves me, and I don’t know what i’d do without her.

]]> By: Jasie VanGesen http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42400 Jasie VanGesen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:02:30 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42400 Just remember... he'll never stop needing you. You'll still be who he goes to to learn new things, to try out new skills, to test things on. He'll continue to need you greatly, just for new and different things. It only gets better. You're his mama... his moon and stars still. :) .-= Jasie VanGesen´s last post ..<a href="http://www.bytheseatofourpants.com/2009/09/being-subversive-and-controversial.html" rel="nofollow">Being subversive and controversial again. Imagine that.</a> =-. Just remember… he’ll never stop needing you. You’ll still be who he goes to to learn new things, to try out new skills, to test things on. He’ll continue to need you greatly, just for new and different things. It only gets better. You’re his mama… his moon and stars still. :)
.-= Jasie VanGesen´s last post ..Being subversive and controversial again. Imagine that. =-.

]]> By: Josie http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42399 Josie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:24 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42399 Oh Amber we're JUST getting to that point now! And I'm so excited! But I know exactly what you mean, it's such a mixed feeling. Everyday he's leaving more and more of his babyhood behind and every milestone is both a celebration and a letting go. Kai's been a little slow getting going with walking, being completely enamoured with crawling but all of a sudden he's decided that walking is the way to go. He's sooo close too! He's not quite got the confidence to let go yet but has just spent the whole afternoon toddling round holding on with one finger. I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest with pride and love. Every day he gets that bit more sure of himself, he's started taking that little one-two step to me. I know it's not going to be long before he's charging round and I have to say goodbye to my little baby for good. Hurray for our fabulous boys, hurray for toddlerhood and all the amazing adventures it's going to bring. And goodbye to the little babies that they were and will always remain so in our hearts. xxx xx .-= Josie´s last post ..<a href="http://sleepisfortheweak.org.uk/2009/09/30/yo-mama/" rel="nofollow">Yo Mama</a> =-. Oh Amber we’re JUST getting to that point now! And I’m so excited! But I know exactly what you mean, it’s such a mixed feeling. Everyday he’s leaving more and more of his babyhood behind and every milestone is both a celebration and a letting go.

Kai’s been a little slow getting going with walking, being completely enamoured with crawling but all of a sudden he’s decided that walking is the way to go. He’s sooo close too! He’s not quite got the confidence to let go yet but has just spent the whole afternoon toddling round holding on with one finger. I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest with pride and love.

Every day he gets that bit more sure of himself, he’s started taking that little one-two step to me. I know it’s not going to be long before he’s charging round and I have to say goodbye to my little baby for good.

Hurray for our fabulous boys, hurray for toddlerhood and all the amazing adventures it’s going to bring. And goodbye to the little babies that they were and will always remain so in our hearts.

xxx

xx
.-= Josie´s last post ..Yo Mama =-.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.strocel.com/walking-walking-away/#comment-42397 Sarah Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6064#comment-42397 So true. My little one is just now learning to babble, and I get so terribly excited every time he says "Ba, ba, ba." We get into little "conversations" where he says "ba, ba, ba" and I say it back to him and then he says it back to me and then his eyes just light up with excitement at being able to "communicate" like he sees the big people doing. I can hardly wait until we can exchange words with real meaning behind them. What will this little creature of mine choose to say? So far, I'm not nostalgic for those early days of hyper-dependency and every new skill my son acquires towards more dependence is a huge relief to me, but perhaps that's because he is my first child and I plan to have more. I can imagine such milestones are really bittersweet when it's your last baby who's doing them. .-= Sarah´s last post ..<a href="http://the-arkansas-traveler.blogspot.com/2009/08/now-we-are-six.html" rel="nofollow">Now we are six</a> =-. So true. My little one is just now learning to babble, and I get so terribly excited every time he says “Ba, ba, ba.” We get into little “conversations” where he says “ba, ba, ba” and I say it back to him and then he says it back to me and then his eyes just light up with excitement at being able to “communicate” like he sees the big people doing. I can hardly wait until we can exchange words with real meaning behind them. What will this little creature of mine choose to say?

So far, I’m not nostalgic for those early days of hyper-dependency and every new skill my son acquires towards more dependence is a huge relief to me, but perhaps that’s because he is my first child and I plan to have more. I can imagine such milestones are really bittersweet when it’s your last baby who’s doing them.
.-= Sarah´s last post ..Now we are six =-.

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