Wishing Upon a Star

Since the time of Kiernan's first winter I seem to find myself wishing for him to grow older to do various activities.

The first winter, I was wishing he was old enough to go play in the snow. For his first summer, I was wishing he was old enough to go play outside and catch bugs and frogs etc. This year I found myself wishing he was a year older so we could go to Boo at the Zoo for halloween. I also occassionally think how I'd like to go back to Washington DC but Kiernan needs to be old enough to appreciate all of the history there and be able to read first.

Thankfully some of my wishes have materialized. This year we will finally be able to go play in the snow. I hope to make snow angels, build a snowman and perhaps a snow fort together. While Kiernan was old enough to be able to catch bugs and frogs this past summer, he was far more interested in just exploring his freedom outdoors instead. Perhaps next year.

Any parent will tell me that childhood passes all too quickly and I should stop wishing it away. Yet I cannot seem to stop myself. I seem to long for that which I do not have yet but will in the future. I know all too well that before I know what has happened he will be a teenager and I will be wishing he was younger again. Or perhaps I will instead find myself wishing for him to graduate from high school...only time will tell.