Anyone else having a hard time with toddler vs. preschooler?

I don't know what age it's officially supposed to change but I don't see my guys as toddlers anymore. They don't toddle, they run. Yet, calling them preschoolers seems... well, like they're not old enough. Maybe I'm just not ready for them to grow up. Sigh.

 

I think of preschooler as starting at age 3. Yet, I know what you mean -- I keep looking at them and thinking "I have LITTLE GIRLS in my house now." Especially with Amy because she is so verbal, I catch myself feeling like kindergarten must be right around the corner. But when she's thrashing around on the floor screaming "No pants! NOOOO PANTS!" (yes, again this morning ), I realize she's still a toddler.

 

I don't think of them as preschoolers till they can go to preschool (Denial? Maybe!)

I REALLY have little kids in my house now. They are no longer babies!!

 

YES! (sorry for the yell...) My oldest turns 4 this week. How the heck did that happen? :cray: OK, mainly :yahoo:, but some days, I can't believe how quickly it has gone.

 

We started preschool when they just turned two, but they still didn't seem like preschoolers yet! I guess preschooler officially starts at 3. Mine are still in cribs, not yet potty trained, and I keep calling them "the babies"!

 

I still refer to mine as "babies" too.