Change is inevitable

I am going though growing pains with my oldest, Kiley. Not in a bad way, she is just growing way to fast for me. She started kindergarten this past Monday. Well I should say that she went for an hour on Monday and then did her assessment testing for a half an hour on Wednesday and she starts going everyday, starting this coming Monday. So...change number 1: she is a big school girl, excited about the adventure that awaits her and she will do great.
She also started a new dance class tonight and it went really well. She was nervous about going because she didn't know anyone in her class. But did she let that stop her? NO! She came out telling me that she made a new friend. Change number 2: she is growing more and more independent. Which I like, but wasn't it just yesterday that she relied on me for everything?
Change number 3: We were eating dinner tonight and we were talking, enjoying our meal of stuffed zucchini and scalloped squash(zucchini was much better than the scalloped) and corn on the cob (all from our garden. Yeah!) when Kiley says, "I bit down on my teeth hard while eating my corn and it hurts." I look in her mouth and her bottom tooth was bleeding a little. I wiggled it and sure enough she has a loose tooth. Now this was almost more then I could bare. I am excited for her, but couldn't these changes be a little spread out? I mean, I wanted to bawl like a baby when over her loose tooth. However...I kept my self very composed and was excited for her.
I love my little girl. I always tell my kids that they will always be my babies. Does that stop them from growing, no but it does my heart good knowing that they know that mommy loves them and will always think of them as my babies. Kiley is so sweet and loving. She has been such a great help to me with everything. She is thoughtful and kind and loves her family.
(I will post school pictures next week.)

Kade is having a bit of a hard time with her going to kindergarten. He broke down crying last night when Ki asked if it was hard on him having Kiley go. He said (in between sobs), "YES, I won't have anyone to play with." I assured him that I would play with him and Daddy told him that Olivia would as well. I don't think he was in anyway consoled by that. Kiley and Kade are best buds. They play everything together and they love each other a lot. Hopefully, he'll be okay once he starts preschool.
He has also had a major change in his life, or at least is working pretty hard on one. He is working on no longer sucking his thumb. He has done awesome. He started yesterday afternoon and has only sucked it once tonight. He was distraught because he forgot. No worries, he still gets gum in the morning and a toy surprise when he is off it completely. Good job Kade!