Growing Up

When did babies start going to middle school?! Because that is what I feel like. Issy started middle school last week, and it just doesn't seem right. Emmy has started 4K, too. My family is growing up!

I don't know if this ever happens to other parents out there, but I always think of my children as being much smaller and younger than they actually are. When I'm shopping for clothes, the first thing I do is look in the girls' department for Issy, and the infant/toddlers' section for Emmy. Only, Issy is actually in juniors' sizes now, and Emmy has crossed the aisle into the girls' department. But still, I always find myself initially heading toward the wrong side of the aisle. Then, when I remind myself that they are older and bigger and force myself to focus on the actual size I know they wear, I encounter another problem. Every time I hold up, say, a pair of jeans, for one of my girls, my initial thought is "These pants are way too big!" They are both growing up too fast!