Seedlings

So we are so close to putting our seedlings in the ground. Except I call them seedlings like I call my 7 yr old baby. These are true plants. Our cucumbers have flowers. They could bare fruit if it was warm enough and they were outside. And you know you are a mom when you start to look at your seedlings, okay remember these are plants, and start to get weepy when your husband says it is time to harden them off and stick them in the garage for a few days. Seeing them grow right in front of your eyes is quite an amazing site. It is also amazing that the cats stayed away and our baby, okay toddler. Seeing them in the small seedling pots, being happy when they grow out and need a new bigger pot is like your baby learning to walk. The proud moment of them getting bigger and stronger. And when they move to the next bigger pot, still a proud moment. But now they are to the point where we don't have pots big enough and they are too close to our lamp. They need to go outside to the big wide world of our front yard. It is spring and it is time for growth. My baby love, will se ever outgrow that nickname?, is babbling all over. I love the sweet sounds, her facial expressions, it is amazing to me. The stories she already tells. I am totally enchanted. Life is good right now. Things have changed but I see them more like the opening buds on the trees, full of promise and possibility.
I will try to take pictures of this soon. I also need to get pictures up for Gwen and her birthday. It has been a slightly full week :)