I have to chuckle a little bit. I started clicking through other people's blogs - kinda creepy I know. But about 85% of them were by women with little babies. I wish I would have kept up with Alison's milestones 15 years ago when she was a baby. But she is a teenager and there are still so many milestones. For instance, driver's ed. Oh my God...this is the most challenging parenting task I have encountered yet! I am a nervous wreck whenever she asks to drive. Not that she's a bad driver. She's not. She's just not experienced. She drove to the mall and back today. She did well. But my blood pressure was probably elevated in spite of my medication! I don't like it. I don't like it. I don't like it. Did I mention that I don't like it? It's probably the control freak in me. I've always been a nervous passenger regardless of who is driving, anyway. But this is one of the necessary evils of having a teenager. I know she needs to practice and I need to give it up - the control I mean.
Another milestone - the boyfriend. We are so lucky that Alison's boyfriend is a nice young man. He is respectful. He is polite. And he has been "going out with" Alison for over a year now. He is going to Thanksgiving dinner next weekend with our extended family on Joel's side. That should be funny. I can see it now...gramma Alida pinching his cheeks. How awesome that will be!
So, if any of you new mommies happen across my blog, keep blogging about your children's growing years. And know that there are so many things to look forward to beyond growing out of diapers and taking the first steps. Don't lose those memories - they are precious.
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