She's almost five!

@dodo19 (47110)

Beaconsfield, Quebec

November 6, 2016 9:43am CST

It's hard to believe that my eldest will be five on the 18th of this month. I have a hard time believing it when I think about it. It feels like not that long ago she was just a baby that we were bringing home from the hospital. Now, she is almost five, will be starting kindergarten in September, and she has her own personality. She knows what she likes, what she doesn't like, and she knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up. She's also quite smart. She picks up on quite a few things. As much as I may have a hard time believing she's almost five and how big she is, I love to see her personality come and hear about all the things she has to say.

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@tammys85 (29952)

• Baltimore, Maryland

7 Nov 16

Awwe, time certainly flies! I hope your little one has a wonderful birthday.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

7 Nov 16

Thanks. I'm sure she will. She's definitely excited. She's telling people that she's almost five every chance she gets. It goes by so fast. Doesn't feel like five years have passed since she was born.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Nov 16

@tammys85 Yeah, my eldest is the same right now. She knows her birthday is on the 18th, and can't wait. We're having her party on the 19th.

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@tammys85 (29952)

• Baltimore, Maryland

8 Nov 16

@dodo19 Awe that's so cute! :D My niece turns 7 on the 11th and keeps counting down to that and her party on the 12th. It's amazing how quickly the time goes by.

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@Happy2BeMe (99392)

• Canada

6 Nov 16

The years pass quickly. They grown up so fast. It is so sweet how their little personalities develope and how they change as they get older.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

Time flies by way to fast. I have a hard time believing it's been five years since she was born. I'm definitely enjoying seeing them grow and see their personalities develop.

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@youless (112123)

• Guangzhou, China

7 Nov 16

I wish your child will have a wonderful birthday

The time really passes so quickly. It seems many things happen in a second. Soon you will find that she goes to primary school, then middle school and then university

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

7 Nov 16

Thanks. It is so true. Time flies so quickly. A little too quickly. A week sometimes feels like a few hours. They grow up so fast. I'm sure she'll be in university before I know it.

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@beenice2 (2967)

• Sackville, New Brunswick

6 Nov 16

Dominique Yes they grow fast, my oldest one he is turning 25 this year.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

7 Nov 16

Wow, 25! Right now, it seems so far, but that's what I thought when my eldest was born. I'm sure it's going to be here sooner than I think.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Nov 16

@beenice2 I can imagine that it's not easy, but that's just the way it is. There comes a point, when they're on their own and things change.

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@beenice2 (2967)

• Sackville, New Brunswick

8 Nov 16

Dominique when all my kids were very young my mind was so absorb in to teach them homeschool them and gave my all that now that three of them are in an appartment, it is the time for me to readapt to another time zone like.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

6 Nov 16

That's a wonderful thing about having children - you get to watch them develop.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

It really is one of the many amazing things about having kids. You get see them grow up and see the kind of person they become.

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@moffittjc (118521)

• Gainesville, Florida

10 Nov 16

It is an exciting time when they start to exhibit their own personality! I remember when both of my children went through that. It was so amazing seeing them develop a sense of what they like and dislike, their mannerisms, their view of life, their emotions, and everything else. It's almost like a lightbulb goes off in your head and you realize that they are really individual people now!

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

10 Nov 16

I like how you describe it. It's exactly like a lightbulb went off in my end, when I realized it. She has really become her own person with her own personality. Even my second is slowly doing the same thing. Becoming her own person. It's nice to see.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

11 Nov 16

@moffittjc Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying it for sure. She's becoming more and more her person. It does make it more real that we have a human being.

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@moffittjc (118521)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Nov 16

@dodo19 For me, I loved it when their personality kicked in. It made it real, made it finally hit home that I created another human being!

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@shaggin (71662)

• United States

9 Nov 16

My sons birthday is on the 18th too but in October. He turned 9 last month.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

9 Nov 16

It's funny that they have the same date. Time just flies by.

@quantum2020 (12040)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

8 Nov 16

TIme passes so fast. I have known some children when they were I year olds and now in their twenties and I wonder how rapid they have grown too

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Nov 16

It's crazy how time flies, when you think about it. My sister-in-law has two girls. I've known them since they were two years old and a few months old. Now they're 11 and 9. It's crazy.

@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

6 Nov 16

Time certainly does fly. My kids are almost all adults now. The three oldest moved out recently. Been an adjustment for me and my wife.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

Time really does fly by. I can imagine that there's an adjustment period when your kids move out. I'm sure it'll be the case when mine do move out.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

@koopharper thankfully they're not too far. We all react differently to these things.

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@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

6 Nov 16

@dodo19 Thankfully they aren't far away and it was not an acrimonious moving out. I think it was an important step. My wife is taking it a lot harder than I am though.

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@xstitcher (30357)

• Petaluma, California

10 Nov 16

I know what you mean about children growing so fast. I can still remember meeting my oldest nephew when he was about two days old--and he's eleven now.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

11 Nov 16

Yeah, it's crazy how time flies by so fast. I can remember when my kids were babies. And I can remember when my nieces were two years old and a few months old. Now they're 11 and 9.

@Tampa_girl7 (49084)

• United States

8 Nov 16

I can hardly believe that my son is 23

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Nov 16

Yeah, I can certainly believe that. I'll probably have the same feeling when my kids are that age.

@DianneN (247103)

• United States

10 Nov 16

Children grow up so quickly, so enjoy every moment. I cried when mine got on the school bus for kindergarten. It's amazing to listen to them as they grow from little people into bigger people. Lol!

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

10 Nov 16

It really is amazing to see them grow and develop their personalities. I'll probably cry to when I send them off onto the school bus for the first time. lol.

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@DianneN (247103)

• United States

15 Nov 16

@dodo19 You probably will. Enjoy every moment. They grow up soooooo fast!

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@JudyEv (326100)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Nov 16

Doesn't the time go so quickly? Before you know it she will be turning double figures. It is great watching them learn and seeing their personalities developing.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

9 Nov 16

Yeah, it really does go by so fast. It's crazy how fast it's gone. I can't believe how fast the time has gone.

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@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

8 Nov 16

I used to work in day cares and it always amazed me to watch this kids grow up from the babies I cared for into the 5-year-olds ready for kindergarten. They grow up so fast but like you said, it's amazing to see their personalities come to life. :-)

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Nov 16

It really is amazing to see their personalities develop and even how fast they grow. I'm happy and a little sad at the same time.

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@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

6 Nov 16

Enjoy the time with her... Kids do grow up really fast...

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

I'm certainly enjoying it as much as I can. They grow up too fast. It's hard to believe that she's almost five. It doesn't feel like it at all.

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@skysnap (20154)

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6 Nov 16

kids grow up quickly :)

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

They grow up a little too quickly.

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@Jackalyn (7559)

• Oxford, England

6 Nov 16

They do grow up so fast. Treasure these days.

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@dodo19 (47110)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Nov 16

They grow up too fast. As a parent, all you can do is treasure every moment as much as you can.

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