Connor lost his first tooth :

That’s the most concrete reminder that he is growing up. I don’t want to let him grow. Things like going to kinder, or going to school, and such things as these, these are all flexible markers of growth, placed arbitrarily by society and not necessarily indicative of anything particular. But when your children’s baby teeth fall out, there’s no arguing or rationalisation. His body is changing inexorably, from our little guy, into a big kid.

Luckily, as one of my Mum’s pointed out, I have a Peter Pan gene, and with the right nurture to go with his nature, Connor may also be lucky enough to keep a part of him that will never have to grow up.