My Baby Is Growing Up...

Yes, Abby, our 5 year old has seemed to grow up overnight! The last couple of weeks, she has been doing a really good job of getting up on her own (without Mommy having to wake her up) & getting dressed immediately without me having to keep at her about it. Yesterday & today, Abby has gotten up and gotten dressed (for church yesterday & school today), fixed her own hair, gotten her own breakfast, then brushed her teeth...all without me having to tell her each step or helping her with them. It's amazing to me how this all seemed to happen overnight. It's a wonderful sound to hear first thing in the morning as I listen to her climb out of her top bunk and start getting ready. She normally wakes Ally up in the process, but then will also help her get dressed and then tries to help Ally fix her hair, too. Then, this morning when I heard her pouring her own cereal & milk, I really couldn't believe my baby had gotten that big already. Now, believe me, I'm not as emotionally sad about it as you might think. I'm actually excited about how God is developing Abby to be a very independent little girl and a great helper. This really couldn't have happened at a more perfect time...when I am weeks away from delivering our 4th child and have really had to slow down within the last week because of having contractions. Her independence will be a huge help to me as we have this 4th baby & will to focus my attention more on the baby & Aidan. Ally has always been a great helper, and I'm sure will continue to be as well. She is also growing up fast and able to get dressed by herself now, for the most part.