2 random things

Kai is so close to crawling. SO close. He routinely moves from sitting to the crawling position, reaches to grab toys (much to Avery's sadness), and then stays there until he eventually either sits back up (in which case he usually scoots himself around on his bottom) or falls flat on his tummy. Anyway, it's tons of fun to watch him and the girls have started getting in front of him, either with a toy or smiling, saying, "come on, Kai. Come on. You can do it." So cute. Yesterday morning, out of the blue and for the first time ever, Audrey called me "mom". Mom. Not Mommy. Not Mamma. Mom. And she has called me that every single time she has addressed me since. I think I am now officially Mom to her. And so I know that kids grow up. But she's not even 5 (yes, it is less than a week away, but still...). Can't I keep Mommy until she's at least 6? Life is good! Tomorrow is Audrey's last day of preschool (both girls were mid-year dropouts). But she is excited! And I am excited! I can't wait to have all 3 of them home with me every day. That's the truth!