Upon my return, and the summary of all the fun that was had, it was decided that an impromptu sleepover and Mimi and Papaw's was in order. This was coming from my three year old. Three years old and you already want to sleep elsewhere?!
Over the last couple of weeks, I have noticed Kate exhibiting SO MUCH independency. So much so that I am semi-evaluating how I am parenting because I don't want her growing up feeling the heavy weight of responsibility for her whole life. A balance - yes. A workload, especially at this age - no.
She's been dressing herself in the mornings, without me prompting. This includes picking out clothes and/or dressing herself in the clothes that I've picked out for her. And she's puts everything on perfectly each time. I'm good with this. I think this is a great trait for a three year old.
She randomly busts out into song when Maya gets a teensy bit fussy. Twinkle, Twinkle followed by The ABC Song are her go tos. I think this is really cute but I'm not sure where/how it started. Perhaps from me singing to Maya. What I don't want from this is for Kate to feel an obligation to stop the fussiness when Maya gets a little fussy. That is for me to do. I'm ok with the help, and Maya is still all about Kate, so she usually quiets down quite rapidly, but I don't want Kate feeling like that is her responsibility.
She also has started reminding me about things that I've forgotten in the past couple of weeks. A prime example is I left my purse at home when we went to run an errand real quick, so the next time we were going to run errands, Kate said, "Mommy, don't forget your purse." Thank you, darling girl, but who is the parent here again?! I certainly appreciated the reminder, but, again, I don't want Kate feeling like MY responsibilities are hers as well. She is way too young to have these kinds of things on the mind.
And these are just a few of the many examples I've experienced with her recently.
Am I over thinking this stuff?
The fact that she wanted to have an impromptu sleepover tonight threw me off a little bit. It's just another reminder that my little girl is rapidly becoming my big girl, and as many times as I asked her if that was what she wanted, just to be sure, she was 100% sure that it was. I think I was asking just to make sure I was sure...
So I let her. She's sleeping at her Mimi and Papaw's right now. All by herself. And I'm not going to lie. I kind of miss her being here. Even though she'd just be sleeping here if she were.
With my little big girl well on her way removing the "little" from that description, I've decided to soak up my time with my little little girl since we've got some real one on one time together until Big Sis returns. We'll get most of that one on one time tomorrow morning, so until then, I will leave you with a few photos of our life lately that were too cute not to include.
#thesearethedays
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| Morning pj snuggles! These are the best! |
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| Cutting string to hang our borax crystals - our science project since we've been learning about snow. |
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| Maybe she doesn't want to grow up afterall... |
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| Our Borax crystals. These are so cool and so easy to make. |
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| More morning snuggles... |
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| ...this time in Kate's bed. |
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| Sisters. |
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| After a year of Kate sleeping with her bed pulled out into a King size, we pushed the extra bed part back in and put the extra mattress behind her bed. She loves it but told me this morning that she fell out of bed last night. I miss the king size. |
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| My happiest baby! Maya LOVES bath time! And she is the absolute cutest! I can't believe she is already sitting up so well and sporting TWO teeth! #stopit #stopitnowisay |
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| When I went to get Maya after her nap, this is how I found her in her room. She was silent, just listening and peeking through her crib at the door, waiting patiently for me to come in. I love how her little hand is pulling the bumper down so she can see! How does she know to do that?! |
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| Mommy & Me selfie - one on one with my littlest lady. #andmynewdo |
Your life right now is like a trip down memory lane for me. I'm not gonna lie, it's bittersweet.
ReplyDeleteLove Kate's independence! So amazing! No lie, my firstborn couldn't dress herself when she was almost five. Parenting fail.
Is Kate's bed from IKEA? I think we want that bed for our office/guest room. Have you been happy with it? This pic of your two girls playing on that bed sells it!
Yes, it is! It is the Hemnes Daybed: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30080316/ and I love it! Brian and Tom put it together and they swore they would not be putting another Ikea bed together ever again, but it is a great solution for us for the price!
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