There are certain milestones children reach in their life that mean so much more to the parent then maybe to the child. First word, first crawl, step, Christmas/holiday, first day of school, first time away over night, first tooth. The child doesn't remember most of these milestones or quite see them as the parent does.
Is always funny to watch children discover things for the first time, and be part of the excitement along with them.
My daughter just lost her first tooth. Leading up to the day when she lost it there was much fuss for about 2 weeks of checking it many times a day for its wiggliness. We brushed very carefully too. She would have me wiggle it for her just to make sure it's actually still getting wiggly. Every morning when I woke her up for school I would ask her in her half awake state if her tooth was still in her mouth. She would nod and I would let out a big sigh 'still there eh?'
It was fun to be excited with her. And on the day it finally came out it bled a little and she got worried it might hurt, but when dinner time came and she started eating....the tooth turned sideways and as she tried to put it straight with her tongue.....it fell into her mouth. "Mom! Quick! My tooth fell out!" Was shouted in my direction and I quickly ran to see it. There it was in my daughters fingers covered in blood....and a huge smile was plastered on her face.
"We have to tell someone important in our family! Now" she proclaimed. So after washing off the blood from the tooth, Nana happened to call.....excitement ensued in the explanation of the lost tooth....then other calls were made to Daddy and Grandpa.
We made sure the tooth was safe for the tooth fairy and ensured it was in a good place for her to come. There is a second tooth on its way to falling out now, and there is just the same amount of excitement this time around.
My daughters SK graduation is coming up soon. I'm a little excited to be honest and she is more so then I. I used to be one of those moms who thinks 'big deal graduating from kindergarten to grade 1' but now after having her in 2 years of Kindergarden and having the same teacher both years I'm a bit excited to see her transition to the 'grade' level and get to play in the big kid yard with her friends she made when she was in JK.
Each forward step our children make in the world leaves a memory in its wake. It maybe a memory they remember with you, on their own, or one just for you. Most of your children's young firsts are just for you.....first coo, smile, crawl, step.....are our memories. The next firsts they make may not be shared with you, but with a good relationship with your child they will share them with you once they did them.