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I cannot believe I have a son going into high school and another going into sixth grade!  When did I "grow up?"  The time from the joy of finding out you are pregnant to the joy of their first steps to the many other joyous occasions seems to literally fly by. 

I remember being pregnant with my first son and how I couldn't believe the world didn't stop just because I was pregnant.  Even though I was sick from the day I found out until the day I gave birth, there isn't a minute I would go back and change.  With my second son, I was so exhausted from being pregnant and chasing a three-year-old that I don't have many detailed memories of either the pregnancy or the first couple years.  I do, however, remember how they adored each other and to this day are very close.

Each day of pregnancy is a gift because you'll blink and it will be over.  Yes, you'll have all new phases and adventures but there's something so special about it being just the two of you.  Blog, journal, and record your thoughts because no matter how much you think you'll remember the little things, so many new ones will take their place.  Nothing compares to seeing a picture of your now high school student on his first day of kindergarten with the look of excitement yet insecurity.  You remember how fast life really goes.