Now it seems like there's a milestone every week, and he's growing up so fast that there are days he doesn't need me at all. It's exciting and sad and amazing -- and although I know I'm not the first mom to feel this way, it's my first time and it sometimes makes me lose my breath.
Since his first camping trip at the end of the summer, Junius has tackled several more "firsts" that I want to document here:
- First time riding his bike to school... This actually made me cry a little bit as he was literally and metaphorically pedaling away from me. He was crazy proud of himself (and I was, too). It's about a mile from our house to his preschool, with several very big (up) hills. He needed a push now and then, but he made it the whole way. Now he rides to school (while I push Pippi in the stroller) at least three times a week.
- First football game... My cousin and brother-in-law will be proud to know that Junius's first time attending football game was at N.C. State's Carter-Finley Stadium. He had fun, but (as you can see from the photo) was a little sensitive about all the noise. Pippi, however, was not the least bit bothered -- she's definitely our party girl.
- First UNC football game... As a double Tar Heel, I couldn't let that NCSU game be the end of it, so we took the kids to their first UNC game in Kenan Stadium. Amazingly, the Heels won, but I think Junius's favorite part was watching the trombone players in the band.
- First movie in the theater... Watching Junius take in his first movie theater experience was almost as big a deal as watching him ride his bike to school. We couldn't have asked for a better set-up -- a limited release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (double-header with a 10-minute intermission) in 3-D. My husband took the afternoon off from work (shhh, don't tell), we left Pippi with a sitter, and went to the noon show. We were the only people in the theater. Literally. Popcorn, sippy cup and your choice of any seat in the house -- it just doesn't get any better than that.
Very cute! The challenge is to capture all the same milestones with the second child. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, just reading this post made me tear up. We have already been counting our baby's first. First dr. appointment, first ultra-sound, first heartbeat ... first UK outfit (naturally from my Mom and Dad). I cannot even imagine the first time we will see our baby what that will be like! Yeah for being a Mommy!
ReplyDeleteI was a ringer bear once, and really disappointed in my "costume". it looked a lot like a penguin, but not so much like a bear. I did, however, get to drink a whole can of soda, cause we needed to tie it to the back of my uncles car. (do people do that anymore?
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