Hi Connie,
welcome.
Enjoy those years as a mother because the important and best part ends all too quickly.
I’ve read that the entire personality is developed by the time they are 2 .. I don’t know about that but I do know that by the time they reach an age where you can truly communicate which is around 2 or 3 .. you’ve got roughly 10 years to plant your seeds that will cover all the important stuff which comes later in life.
at 12 or 13 … if you weren’t adamant at instilling your ethics by then … it is a very tough road ahead and even under the best of conditions you will (naturally) drift apart to some extent.
Its all good but I’m just saying enjoy it because from my experience it is too easy to see a year or more slip past as you were struggling with business or whatever … and that’s very regretful when you look back on things and even if you don’t make that mistake the time just goes by so quickly.
I envy your journey. Happy New Years Everyone!