I've given up.

I can't make my baby stay a baby.

There. I've admitted it.

I've spent a long time trying to convince him to stay a baby, and it's just not going to work. He's going to be a toddler. In a little over a week. It's amazing just how quickly the time has gone, and it's sad knowing how quickly the time ahead of us is going to go too.

You would think after so many babies that I'd be used to this, but I'm not. I'm not sure exactly what it is I'm afraid of losing as they grow up, but there's something there. I want to hold them close to me forever! I know realistically that can't happen, but I can dream, can't I?