PREFERENCE

I was watching TV a few nights ago with Nathan and looked over at him sitting on the chair with his U of U blanket wrapped around him.  He hadn't shaved in a few days and I could see the whiskers that had started to grow in.  His size 13 feet were propped up on the coffee table, and his hairy legs peeked out from his blanket.  As I looked over at this man, all I saw was my little boy wrapped up in his favorite blanket.  The thought hit me right then that in 2 years...2 YEARS he could be leaving on a mission.  I know how fast 2 years goes by - I just experienced the time go by like a blink of the eye with my Britt.  I was flooded with a million memories all at once.  I remembered the day we brought him home from the hospital, I remembered the baby I would sneak out in the middle of the night to hold because he was a snuggler.  I remembered the way he said "Janjuary", the little blonde dude that loved animals more than anything on this planet, and who was so afraid of the fire alarm.  As I sat there looking at him, I was overcome with gratitude for the chance I have had to be his mom.

So...last night, as Nathan was getting ready for his first date, I wondered again where the time has gone.  How did my little man go from this...

to this...

I love you Mr. Nathan - to infinity and beyond.