One of the greatest honours of being a parent is having the privilege to watch your child grow. To see them develop their own little personality and watch as they gain more independence.
Having said that, often I find myself caught up in our day-to-day life that it takes an “ah ha” moment for me to realise how much Micaela has changed and is growing up right in front of my eyes. Sometimes it takes those big milestones — sitting up, walking, first words — that brings your awareness to the fact that your child is no longer a baby. However, most of the time it’s those little things that make you sit up and think — growing out of a favourite dress, washing her ever-growing long hair in the shower and moments like today.
Today my princess brought me the phone, asked me to call her grandpa, and told him that she wanted him to come over. It was amazing to watch her say the right words to express what she wanted. Then, when my dad was here, and after playing for a while, she waved goodbye to her daddy and I and told us she was going to the store to buy some cookies with her grandpa (of course my dad found out he was taking her to the store just then). So I just had to smile as I watched her do all this as I realized that Micaela really is a little girl now — a baby no more and a 2 year old soon to be!
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