Is he getting older or am I

Okay as I sit here trying to filter through the tears of joy and tear of sadness at the same time I can not help but feel like a blubbering idiot. But how can the time go by so fast. My baby, Brenden turned 7 years old today and I can not believe how fast they grow up. It still feels like yesterday that I brought him home from the hospital and now he is 7 years old and fixing to start 1st grade. Wow, how the time flies. I hope I am not the only mother in the world that cries these tears. I know that the freedom that his age brings to my freedom also brings the sadness of him no longer needing me for everything. I know that it is good for him to have his freedom, however I am not ready to let him go either. So I will continue to sit here and wonder how they can grow up so fast, and enjoy it at the same time. Thank you for listening, and I will be posting updates soon seeing as the boys start football soon.