Now that he's five...

Ben tells me he can zip his jacket by himself;
he says he should always say "please" "No thank you" and "excuse me" because that's good manners

Now that he's five,
Ben wants to ride his bike to Bannerman Park "tout seul";
he says he doesn't need his blue blanket to fall asleep

Now that he's five,
his socks are big enough to be mistaken for mine;
he says he needs to be alone in his room just to play Lego, sometimes.

Now that he's five,
I should get used to it.

Now that he's five.