Giving your heart away hurts

It's never been a secret, but my heart started beating the day I found out I was pregnant. My kids and I have been together through thick and thin. Together we work as a tripod, the more we lean on each other the stronger we are.
  Today that strength was put to the test as we backed out of my Aunts driveway and the two of them were staying behind.  They will stay for 8 days.
   And I cried, and cried and cried and cried and then fell asleep and then woke up and cried some more. Two plus hours. Then a little less.
   I'm not ready for then to begin a life away from me.  Yes it's only eight days but it is a step toward the inevitable. They will open their wings and they will not only fly but they will soar. I will be there for every wing flap, cheering them on while inside my heart will break just bit. It's a good thing God blessed with a man to cheer me on and help me to see I to can fly.