My Baby's all grown up

Am very sad tonight :( My little man is all grown up on me. Despite him turning 3 at the weekend and despite him being able to answer me back now, it really only hit me now how grown up his when he stopped looking for his BaBa. BaBa is a baby doll that my niece very generously gave to Ruairi after he had destroyed it in dribble 2 years ago. BaBa has been the fourth member of our family for the last two years, she came everywhere............holidays, wexford, town, bed......... you name it BaBa came with us. Two weeks ago BaBa got left in Wexford by mistake and Ruairi didn't ask for her, so when she was posted back we didn't give her back but she got found and the two were inseparable again. So we made a decision that when we were coming back from Wexford at the weekend we would hide her again, so BaBa is as I type in the back of my wardrobe. Ruairi hasn't asked for her not once and he's even been sick and out of sorts tonight and I am heart broken. I think I've been in denial for the last few months, trying not to notice how grown up he is getting :) I really dont know where the last 3 years have gone, it really only does seem like yesterday when the surgeon's voice came from behind the green curtain "my god that's a big baby" before holding up all 10lb 9oz of him !
So bye bye BaBa, enjoy your stay in the Wardrobe, I promise to take you out again for Ruairi's 21st!