It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

Liam experienced his first heartbreak last week as he had to say goodbye to his dear friend Kaelyn, who is off to kindergarten in the fall and will no longer be coming to Miss Doreen's.  KQ was one of Liam's very first friends: she was about 15 months old when Liam first started coming to Miss Doreen's, so she has truly been there with him from the start. 

This photo was taken at Miss Doreen's house a few weeks ago:

Emmy, Joergen, Kaelyn, and Liam

Look at the way Liam and Kaelyn are holding hands!  In case you can't tell, Liam loves this girl.  He has asked her to marry him on an almost daily basis, and despite her rejection, he remains steadfast in his intent.  When I took Liam in for an appointment with his allergist a couple of weeks ago, the nurse asked him how he was doing, and he responded with, "You might not know this about me, but I am going to marry Kaelyn someday!"  The nurse just gave him a puzzled look and said, "Who is Kaelyn?!"

As a side note, this allergist appointment ended with Liam singing a hearty rendition of the Notre Dame Fight Song at the appointment desk to every nurse, tech, and secretary in the place... but I digress.

Kaelyn's last day at Miss Doreen's was last Friday, and Liam really had a hard time saying goodbye.  He cried and begged (and begged) Kaelyn's mom not to take her, not to let her go to kindergarten, and so on... the whole dramatic scene made both Kaelyn's mom and Miss Doreen cry right along with him.  This group of kids were really close!  Liam spent the rest of the afternoon nursing his broken heart, and when I came to pick him up, he said, "Mommy, my heart is sad."

I just put my arms around him while thinking, Oh my baby, it won't be the last time.