Today has been reflective and joyful. Yesterday my sweet 5 year old "baby" asked to play with the baby toys. We keep a box of them on a top shelf in Emma's bedroom to entertain young guests. I got them down for her and she played made music with the noisy toys and stacked up the alphabet blocks. Today as I was putting them away I felt a bit of sadness as I remembered purchasing those toys for my babies and knowing that I would never again be buying baby toys for my own babies. I have passed that stage of life, and most of the time it is with little regret. I don't miss the long nights and the diapers and worse--the potty training, but I do miss the first smile, the first belly laugh, and the first steps. And while those early firsts are but a sweet memory, today I experienced with my children several other firsts. The first of my motherhood firsts today was our graduating from the "baby pool." At the Lehi Legacy Center indoor pool there ...