It makes me a little sad...

I keep a plastic bin in the top of the girl's closet so that when they outgrow something I can toss it up there instead of having it staying in the laundry rotation.  Because nothing is more frustrating to me then having them pull something out of the drawer, try it on, find it is too small and then it goes straight into the hamper, because that's pretty much where they put anything when they aren't really sure where it goes...

Tonight while putting away the laundry I took a few minutes to sort through Lila's dresser and clear out anything that was 18 months. I realized when I was done that she no longer has any onesies. I don't know what my deal with onesies is, but I remember vividly the day I could no longer squeeze Jake into one. I cried. It's such a visual reminder that this sweet little baby is growing bigger and developing a personality and identity independent of me.

Another reminder that we are growing out of the baby stage in this house is that I finally took the bottle rack out of our dishwasher.  Lila hasn't had a bottle in months. And even though it took up so much room that I couldn't always fit all the cups in the top rack, I guess I just wasn't ready to let go of  it. It means that now I just have children. Not babies. It makes me a little sad, but not sad enough to have another baby. I guess that's as good a way as any of knowing that our family is complete.