When did he outgrow the hangers?!

Today I was doing my family's laundry (all 7 loads-UGH) when I got hit with one of those "Wait a second" moments. You know those moments when you think you have been pretty aware of your surroundings and then all of a sudden, "Wait a second, this is new ..."

I finally separated my 8 year old son's clothes to see what all he needed for summer and possibly next school year when I decide to take the initiative to hang the collared button up shirts in the closet and fold the tee shirts that still fit and store them *neatly* in the dresser. I weeded out about a third of his clothes all together, but when I went to hang up the dress shirts - his hangers were too small! Now, granted, these are the same small blue and white hangers I had bought to go with his "Bob the Builder" motif 5 years ago and they just happen to match his current "Transformer" theme too. His size 3T shirts looked so cute hanging up in his closet like a big boy. 4T, 5,6,7,8-10 - They had been working just fine. He's very broad and has always looked like a miniature body builder with his bulk and square shoulders. Now he's almost 9 years old and wearing size 12 shirts. He no longer just looks like a big boy, he IS a big boy.

It just happens so fast. One day he's saying, "Mommy, I love you." Then the next thing you know, "What a second," He just called me 'MOM.'