if I was younger....

I would so have another baby.
I see the little girl getting so tall, using new phrases and speaking in an entirely grown up manner. She has the biggest feet! I know she will outgrow me in a decade. I get really sad when I think of her leaving Temple Beth El and going on to kindergarten. I want to cling on to her little-girlness as long as possible.

The little red haired boy, of course, is not too far behind. He cracks me up when he imitates his sister and tries to do everything she does. When she hides under the table, he shrieks too and runs to the table to hide. His speech is getting better and he's up to 10 words now. when he's all dressed up, he looks so much more like a little boy and less like my baby.

This, of course, is why people have more kids. They see theirs growing up so quickly and they want to cling onto that beautiful stage of baby and toddler. Everyone tells you that it goes so fast, but you really have to experience it to know. Soon the little girl will go to school, the little red haired boy will start pre-school and our daily routine will change. No more afternoon trips to the gym and lazy afternoons spent cooking or lazing about on the floor tickling bellies. Well, we may still do that, but some things will definitely have to change. As usual, contemplating change is difficult. It's inevitable, but that doesn't make it any easier.

So if I was younger, I would definitely have one more. I make such beautiful and smart babies! If only I had started sooner....