Just call him Romeo!

Yes that is my son the stud with not one but 2 girls phone numbers! Kerry is so proud. Of course one of them isn't actually a real number so he might be learning more than one lesson here. And to be honest pride is not what I am feeling- It is more like worry and fear. I mean he is in first grade can this really be starting already?! SO I ask him why he has girls phone numbers and he says, "Well 3 girls chased me on the playground today and then they caught me- and I liked it!" Apparently 2 of them gave him their phone numbers. Now at first I thought, "that's fine they are still young everyone is friends in first grade no need to worry about young love." But then today he comes home and the conversation went something like this:
Zach: "I had to put my nose on the wall today, because I almost went into the girls' bathroom."
Mom: "What do you mean almost?"
Zach: "Well Adrian was chasing me because he was saying that I loved a girl."
Mom: "But you don't, right?" (I know that wasn't the right response, but he is my baby!)
Zach: "well, I am kind of embarrassed...but I love Taylor."
Mom: "Oh" (silence- what am I supposed to say?)
Mom: (after regaining composure) "So, you love Taylor?"
Zach: "Yea she's pretty, but Mom don't tell anyone, okay."
So all of you that I just told--I didn't tell you, okay?

But I started thinking about the future and how right now this may not be anything to worry about (becuase he did play dodgeball at afternoon recess and thinks it is way cool that he hit some kid in the face with a ball "but it was a soft ball") but someday some snotty girl might break my little boys heart and then what will I do? How do you handle that as a parent? I am potty training Jared right now and getting frustrated, so I keep telling myself that it gets easier as they get older, but now I am not so sure. I think that if anything it gets harder- they get a whole new set of problems, stuff that will make me long for the potty training days! I am kinda freaking out here. Am I cut out for this? Being a Mom is so scary sometimes! Anyone have any advice? Or even understand what I am talking about?