We shopped at the Home Depot today as a family, and as Jake and I were standing in the aisle looking at bolts, Derek said it.

“Mom, Jake is taller than you.”

I used to have visions of my boys towering over me one day, but it always seemed so far off. And everyone I knew warned me they grow so fast, so enjoy them while they’re young. Yeah, yeah, I know.

Well today, I was stopped in my tracks as I found myself ever so slightly looking up into my firstborn’s eyes.

The funny thing is, Jake warned me that he felt like he was in the midst of another growth spurt when he came downstairs yesterday morning and said, “Mom, I feel like I’ve grown about an inch this week.” Yesterday I chuckled. Today I’m taking him seriously.