I should be plowing into a Thankful Thursday post, but it’s late and I have a lot of people to thank and about a million and one things to catch up on, so I’ll devote this post to the two things I am most thankful for in life…my children. We spent the day at the zoo enjoying the sunshine and spring temperatures. Kade played in the playground there while I fed Liv. I got choked up watching him climb up on his own, exerting his independence, not needing me to catch him at the bottom of the slide. He is no longer a helpless baby, or a needy toddler…he is growing up. He was so happy to play with other children. He kept coming over to tell me that he was playing with “the kids.” I had to swallow my anger when those same kids pushed him out of the way to go down the slide. It’s all part of growing up…learning how to fit in, how to interact, how society works. Everytime I hear him say excuse me, I’m sorry, or thank you…I know that he’s well on his way to mastering that all important skill. It’s hard for me to let go…to sit and watch…to let him fall…to see him pushed…to witness his sensitivity. I’ll sit on the bench, but when he asks me to come…I’ll be more than happy to catch him.