I love this post because it encapsulates how hard it is to be a new mommy. And how hard it is to watch our babies grow, thinking they are the same little people. And they are, but they start to have secret lives, lives moms aren't invited to join. And that they do know who they are and what they want. I like your kids and I really like you. You're a good mom.
 I call my son who's six my baby because he's my last. He hates it. "I'm not a baby," He says. But he's my baby. My mom still says that to me!