In this solo episode, I share all of the raw and overwhelming feelings I’m experiencing right now while grieving my son’s baby stage at eighteen months. I explore the heartache and anxiety around the passage of time, the confusion of feeling nostalgic for the present, and explain why the newborn phase wasn’t exactly my thing. I also give my mother an impromptu call and get her perspective on embracing the simultaneous sadness and joy of time passing with children. Finally, I discuss still feeling like a child myself, and I remind myself and anyone who needs to hear it that every child’s stage is incredible and brings new things.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• Why I love Liam’s toddler phase right now at eighteen months
• On wanting to freeze time with your child as they are
• Why the newborn phase wasn’t my thing
• The heartbreak and anxiety around the passage of time
• On the fear of not remembering important moments in your child’s life
• On feeling nostalgic for the present
• On not feeling ready to go through another pregnancy right now
• On being overwhelmed with the amount of family footage and having so much personal content to keep track of in today’s world
• On my simultaneous excitement for Liam’s future
• Calling my mother and getting her perspective on embracing the sadness and joy of time passing with children
• On still feeling like a child myself

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