Conversation with the Little Man

Today we were at a friend’s house and the kids were all playing in the back yard, having a great time. I must have called Owen “baby” which I tend to do and have done since he was little. He will always be my baby right? Well, I say I must have because I didn’t even realize I had, but I heard him say to his friend, “my mom calls me baby, but I’m not a baby. I’m a big boy.” I heard that and I realized he might not like the term I find so endearing, so I asked him if he liked it when I called him baby and he said no. Sigh... My little man is growing up and now I am embarrassing him in front of his friends.