Possibly, I'm Insane

Matt was so used to celebrating baby milestones. It felt like Adam was always doing something new, always achieving something. He grew in leaps and bounds, seemed to get older by the hour. It was dizzying to Matt, a roller coaster ride entirely different than the one with the girls.

One day he realized that the pace had shifted, that Adam no longer had as many firsts, that instead Adam seemed more settled in the world.

“He’s getting older,” Patrick said. “That’s what happens.”

“Well, that’s…” Matt didn’t know what it was.

“A completely different type of adventure,” Patrick said.