tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post5491059678139672087..comments2024-02-08T02:12:01.350-05:00Comments on The Journey: Put. Keep.Michelle Longohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-83862448787046359772012-06-25T23:59:46.797-04:002012-06-25T23:59:46.797-04:00I love this Michelle. All those little mommy-kid ...I love this Michelle. All those little mommy-kid games are such good memories to preserve. So easily forgotten as they get older if we don't write them down.Treading Water in the Kiddie Poolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200936787006653961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-30812173103590192742012-06-22T16:36:47.068-04:002012-06-22T16:36:47.068-04:00My babies are getting bigger every day... funny ho...My babies are getting bigger every day... funny how that happens. Beautiful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-84234305432478309022012-06-22T11:01:45.987-04:002012-06-22T11:01:45.987-04:00That kid is going to be my baby forever, whether h...That kid is going to be my baby forever, whether he likes it or not! I hope he always speaks as well of me as you do of your mom!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-33108126046318934122012-06-22T11:00:20.427-04:002012-06-22T11:00:20.427-04:00I dread the teen years. I suspect he'll want ...I dread the teen years. I suspect he'll want nothing to do with me at that point!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-72440584594401556002012-06-22T10:59:47.354-04:002012-06-22T10:59:47.354-04:00Yup, I almost never turn down a hug!Yup, I almost never turn down a hug!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-47738235401213419452012-06-22T10:59:28.066-04:002012-06-22T10:59:28.066-04:00He is a pretty snuggly kid, so I'm lucky. Tho...He is a pretty snuggly kid, so I'm lucky. Though when he sits next to me to use his toes to play with mine, it does sort of creep me out!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-25883478228857423092012-06-22T10:54:44.038-04:002012-06-22T10:54:44.038-04:00Yikes, a teen? Oy is right! I'm so not ready ...Yikes, a teen? Oy is right! I'm so not ready for that!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-45273831337594689262012-06-22T10:53:46.161-04:002012-06-22T10:53:46.161-04:00Aww, don't cry!! But yeah, for what it's ...Aww, don't cry!! But yeah, for what it's worth, I'm a total puss too. :)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-33102486501799240692012-06-22T10:53:21.269-04:002012-06-22T10:53:21.269-04:00I love and hate every stage we've been through...I love and hate every stage we've been through because each has it's ups and downs. Back in the day when he needed to be held 25/8, it made me nuts and all I wanted was to put him down and have him not cry. Now, I just want to scoop him up! And someday I'll look back on this age and forget all the 5 year old struggles and just remember the good stuff :)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-80166511418132702012012-06-22T10:51:48.953-04:002012-06-22T10:51:48.953-04:00Exactly!! I want him to grow and be wonderful, bu...Exactly!! I want him to grow and be wonderful, but I'm not always ready for it.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-46651658838414452642012-06-22T10:50:35.569-04:002012-06-22T10:50:35.569-04:00Thanks! My kid has a really good sense of humor, ...Thanks! My kid has a really good sense of humor, which is probably one of my favorite things about him!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-20716812100709543282012-06-22T10:50:05.769-04:002012-06-22T10:50:05.769-04:00Series of heartbreaks - yes, exactly!!Series of heartbreaks - yes, exactly!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-12885785485734931692012-06-22T10:42:20.205-04:002012-06-22T10:42:20.205-04:00I'll have to think of a new way to torture him...I'll have to think of a new way to torture him with my affection as he grows!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-15168286169504003922012-06-22T10:34:01.318-04:002012-06-22T10:34:01.318-04:0013, I can't even imagine!!13, I can't even imagine!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-73610443330758156772012-06-22T10:31:30.394-04:002012-06-22T10:31:30.394-04:00Thanks Cindy, I think I'm getting all weepy be...Thanks Cindy, I think I'm getting all weepy because he's getting ready for kindergarten. I feel like things just keep speeding up!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-73716843120117802102012-06-22T10:21:14.265-04:002012-06-22T10:21:14.265-04:00It is heart breaking, right? I never expected bei...It is heart breaking, right? I never expected being a mom to feel like this.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-50179665263135450292012-06-22T10:20:43.164-04:002012-06-22T10:20:43.164-04:00That sounds like such a great game!! Sometimes I ...That sounds like such a great game!! Sometimes I push down on his head and try to shrink him. Or I point to his baby picture and tell him that's "the baby I ordered, not this big kid I have now!" I can picture you all pushing the wall, so sweet!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-84211143322703466552012-06-22T10:19:17.762-04:002012-06-22T10:19:17.762-04:00He is so fun! Thanks!He is so fun! Thanks!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-85338198778552811752012-06-22T10:19:04.559-04:002012-06-22T10:19:04.559-04:00He's so gross sometimes but I wouldn't hav...He's so gross sometimes but I wouldn't have it any other way!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-10582541362274706512012-06-22T10:18:45.981-04:002012-06-22T10:18:45.981-04:00He does enjoy farting. Why are boys like that? L...He does enjoy farting. Why are boys like that? Luckily I find them pretty funny except when he's sitting on my lap. He finds those hilarious though. (OK, I'm actually giggling thinking about it, but don't tell him!)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-87338286327346311712012-06-22T10:17:22.418-04:002012-06-22T10:17:22.418-04:00Yeah, this kid... I'm in trouble when he'...Yeah, this kid... I'm in trouble when he's older!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-7410289264454308862012-06-22T10:17:05.765-04:002012-06-22T10:17:05.765-04:00I *know* I'm not brave enough to have another!...I *know* I'm not brave enough to have another! The baby stage was SO hard and I'm sure I didn't appreciate the snuggles and the co-sleeping as much as I should have. I'd love to go back for just one night and day of it. It is nice to be able to eat a meal on my own though!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-81625902354968440842012-06-22T10:14:18.988-04:002012-06-22T10:14:18.988-04:00He'll still sit with me and put his arm around...He'll still sit with me and put his arm around me or play with my hair, but it's not the same thing. It's like you say, it's never for long.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-49155501983740747162012-06-22T10:12:57.460-04:002012-06-22T10:12:57.460-04:00Hold you, mama. So sweet. I'm so not ready f...Hold you, mama. So sweet. I'm so not ready for mustaches and deep voices...Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-18720218803502479312012-06-22T10:12:19.269-04:002012-06-22T10:12:19.269-04:00Yikes! I always tell him that I did not authorize...Yikes! I always tell him that I did not authorize his growing up and he'll just say, "I don't know what that means." Sometimes I just can't believe he's going to keep getting bigger, too!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.com