I am coming to the sad, sad, sad realization that my baby doesn’t need me anymore. Well, she needs me to feed her, change her, and clean her. But she doesn’t need me to play with her anymore. Not as much as she used to, anyway.
Not more than 2 months ago, I was petitioning everyone I knew for ideas on how to keep my daughter entertained on her own while I teach piano. Now, she runs around, jabbering to her stuffed animals, reciting the names of her favorite people over and over, reading books, figuring out her toys- and she does this
all by herself!
How did the switch happen so fast? She made it to the next stage with absolutely no fanfare, no announcement, no predictions. I was not ready.
Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE that she can play by herself. It takes an enormous load off my shoulders.
But how did she get to be so content to sit and read books after our weekly trip to the library without her doting mommy all by herself? How did she find her way to the books without my loving guidance and direction? How could she sit there for a half hour and read, read, read, happily chattering away while I sat and watched?
Clichés are so overdone, but they’re overdone for the obvious reason that they are true. And here is my true cliché: Babies grow up too fast.
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Since I don’t have any of my own, I’ll have to take your word for it!
The pictures are adorable! She is such a cute “baby!”
I’m saying this as someone’s daughter…. She will ALWAYS need you! Independence is a good thing and is proof of what a good mommy you are!
I know!!! They do grow up soooo fast, and while it’s a great thing (in some ways), i already feel sad knowing that the day will come when Baby Chase is independent in the same ways. Oh my, I just cant imagine, but yet i know that day will be here soon!
Cute pics of her reading!!!!!
omg soooooo fast!