Susan Wise Bauer Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Emily is turning nine today. I don't usually put the kids' birthdays online :001_smile: but this one just hit me this morning when I got up. The baby is getting big. So are they all. Christopher's 18 and heading off for his gap year, Ben's 16, Dan's turning 13 later this week. Time goes by. Astounding. SWB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My middle dc just turned nine. Happy Birthday, Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why is it that babies just keep growing up? My one and only is just six months younger and I am in the middle of redecorating her room from the nursery theme to a little girl's pink theme with castles and horses. Plus, it has been hitting me that we are nearly halfway through that part of her life when I am responsible for her education. Talk about pressure!!!! I hope your family has an enjoyable day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I hope she has a great birthday! It is so hard to grasp how they grow so quickly! I always remember from a Mom's group I was in where the leader said the days can be long, but the years pass so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday, Emily! And Happy Birth Day, Susan! Dh and I just celebrated our 9th anniversary. For some very silly reason, we started thinking about where we'll be in 9 more years and realized we'll have a 20yo, 16yo, 15yo and 11yo. I just can't wrap my mind around how time flies so quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I know what you mean Susan. My oldest is 15 (last week) and my youngest is 9 (tomorrow!). Time sure does fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 How did that happen? I remember her being either a newborn or at the very least, a very young baby (under six months?) when I first started WTMing and hanging out here! (Or at least I think I remember that! The old grey mare--ahem, old grey matter--just isn't what it used to be! :lol: ) Q: What is the eldest doing for his gap year? We are tossing that idea around here, too, for dd. Wow! Congrats to you all, and happiest of birthdays, Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My youngest is 8 1/2. Oldest is 24. Every years goes by faster. It is tragic. I feel like I just spin a couple of times to the right and another 5 years is gone. What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday to Emily! Time does go by. My baby is 10 now. It's a bittersweet feeling for me. It makes me really want to slow down and treasure every moment with them. My oldest turns 21 soon. Babies do grow up quickly. Which reminds me of a poem I came across years ago: Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth empty the dustpan, poison the moth, hang out the washing and butter the bread, sew on a button and make up a bed. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. Oh, I've grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue (lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo). Dishes are waiting and bills are past due (pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo). The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew and out in the yard there's a hullabaloo but I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo. Look! Aren't her eyes the most wonderful hue? (lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo). The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow, for children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow. So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep. by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily!! I hope she has a wonderful day :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 aaawww, how sweet. I remember how in your talks you'd say, "Moms, be kind to your boys" and share little stories about how different Emily & the boys were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 (((Susan)) Mine are 13 and just 9. Hard to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My baby turns double-digits next month... where did the time go?? Seems like only yesterday I was taking them to preschool story time at the library! Happy Birthday Emily! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in OH Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Not possible! You were just here looking for tips on inducing labor :lol:. Ahhh....the old days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday, Emily. Hope you all have a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday, Emily! My Emily just turned 17 on Friday. It's a very odd feeling, especially when I consider the bride at a recent wedding I attended was 17. Aaacckk! I was standing in line at the library yesterday which happens to be near the kiddie section. A huge display of picture books stabbed me with a pang of nostalgia - or more like a PAIN - realizing those days are over. It really, truly is very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Congratulations and Happy Birthday Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 :party: Our twins will be nine on Saturday -- our oldest is thirty -- our grand-daughter will be six tomorrow -- it seems as if it happened in a flash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 That's so sweet! Please put birthday pictures up on your blog (if you have time) so we can celebrate with her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy birthday, Emily! Time does go by so quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkay Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 sniffle - it does go by waaaay too fast!! I have many times wished for a pause button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom to 3 boys & 1 girl Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Oh, how I agree! The hubby and I were just talking about how quickly it all goes. My baby is 5 and my others are 9, almost 14, and 16. I just can't believe it. It hit me really hard when I realized that my Mackenzie was going to be too old to participate in some of the library activities - and I'm thinking, "No!! She's just a baby, can't you see?" Something we were talking about the other day had us looking at a date 10 years down the road...and then it hit me like a ton of bricks...my kids will be 26, 24, 19...and my baby will be 15!!! Seriously, how can we slow this ride down?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday to Emily! And hugs to you! The youngest always seem to grow up so much faster than the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I remember mine being 9. It was such a fun age. Where has the time gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday to your baby! Got lost in my misery and forgot the intent of my post...must be old age... I hope her day (and yours) is fabulous. Just try to seize the moments, because I think time is moving more quickly each and every year. Once again, Happy, Happy Birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth empty the dustpan, poison the moth, hang out the washing and butter the bread, sew on a button and make up a bed. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. Oh, I've grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue (lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo). Dishes are waiting and bills are past due (pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo). The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew and out in the yard there's a hullabaloo but I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo. Look! Aren't her eyes the most wonderful hue? (lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo). The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow, for children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow. So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep. by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton If I'm not mistaken, this poem is entitled "Ode to a Fifth Child". .. I stitched it on a sampler for my own fifth, who is as we speak copying the alphabet and wearing a Snow White nightgown. Happy Birthday to your Emily, SWB! Not that "we're" getting any older. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My baby just turned 10 and it seems like time moves faster the older they get. Happy birthday to your little one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 :party: :party: :party: Happy Birthday, Emily!!! I hope the entire family has a great day today, preferably with lots of cake! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Oh, that is a milestone! My baby is 10, and sometimes that reality knocks me out! Time flies! Enjoy your family, Susan! Happy Birth Day and Happy Birthday to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily! I read your post about how quickly it goes by and yet I find it hard to imagine. My *oldest* turned 9 this summer. And I think I'm nearly the same age as you.....seems like I've got a long road ahead! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 when my oldest turned 9, I was unprepared for the flood of emotions I felt as I realized that our time with him was half way over! I cried on his birthdays after that for awhile, but now have grown to accept that they all grow up and leave the nest one day. :crying: I was 40 when my youngest was born and 41 when she came home to live with us. Some days I think, "What was I thinking?!" But now that we're homeschooling (again) and having SO much fun, I'm so glad that I'll have kids around for so long! Happy Birthday to your dd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My little Anne-Marie turned 9 a month ago. It's a bit worrisome for moms (and dads). That means we're also getting old... Sigh... Happy Birthday Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Emily is turning nine today. I don't usually put the kids' birthdays online :001_smile: but this one just hit me this morning when I got up. The baby is getting big. So are they all. Christopher's 18 and heading off for his gap year, Ben's 16, Dan's turning 13 later this week. Time goes by. Astounding. SWB It really is amazing, the time goes all too quickly. Happy birthday, to both of you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3byzaz Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My middle baby boy is turning 10 today!! My oldest baby boy turned 12 on Sat! I can't believe it!! My baby baby boy is turning 7 in Jan. I just can't quite figure out where the time goes!!! Sigh!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My baby will be 7 in Feb. and her sister will be 13 in March. I still keep trying to hold back the days. :001_smile: Happy Birthday to your little girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdeveson Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday, Emily! They grow too fast. You do everything you can to help them grow strong and independent, then they do... :( My oldest baby (27) is now grown and independent. She's sitting at the dining room table today teaching her brother (10). Where did my baby girl go? She's a grown woman now. I'm so hapy/sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Wowza. How could she have gotten so big so fast! And you have an 18yo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Emily is turning nine today. My youngest (turns 4 in a couple of days) goes to speech and fine motor skills once a week at the ps preschool. She told her fine motor teacher today that she's turning 10. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy birthday to your little one :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily!!!! And congratulations, Mommy! (I always feel like Moms need a birthday greeting, too) :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Congrats to him! :-) My baby's turning 1 tomorrow. I don't even want to think about my youngest being 9.... Eeek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Bday to the both of you. October babies rule!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Ha! Just what I was about to post! What a memorable thread that was. Susan, it's hard to believe it has been 9 years! I wonder how many of us are still around. Your baby turned nine today, and my baby turned twenty-two last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday to Emily :) It's funny how their growing up smacks you between the eyes sometimes. You look at them and they've just got older right in front of your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Happy Birthday Emily! My baby turned 10 this summer, and I realized I would never have anyone in single digits anymore. It was a knock between the eyes. My oldest is 23 and I don't know how THAT happened. It all goes too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Emily is turning nine today. I don't usually put the kids' birthdays online :001_smile: but this one just hit me this morning when I got up. The baby is getting big. So are they all. Christopher's 18 and heading off for his gap year, Ben's 16, Dan's turning 13 later this week. Time goes by. Astounding. SWB My baby girl turned 9 last week. I cannot believe it. Happy Birthday, Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Happy birthday Emily:party: Time flies:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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