My son is getting baptized today. He’s all, like, big, and everything. He can shower and go potty and walk to the bus stop and do his homework without being asked. He can run to the neighbor’s house and pour his own milk and operate the Wii better than I can. He knows how to do algebra and reads until late at night and knows about ancient Egypt. He is the tallest kid on the soccer team and knows how to steal the ball from the other players. He refuses to use the words “Mommy” and “Daddy” because the “eee on the end makes it sounds like baby talk.”

Please tell me. When did this happen? I feel like I blinked, and in place of my tiny happy baby is a big, happy boy. I’m so blessed to be his mom.

Happy weekend, everybody.