She's All Grown Up

My baby girl is all grown up and is a big girl now. This morning, I was eating my cereal with Anna on my lap and she was playing with the squares of my cinnamon toast crunch. She dipped them in the milk, then licked the milk off and threw the wet cereal on the ground. By the time I finished my bowl, she was quite happy. So, I got up and let her sit there by herself. As I was cleaning the kitchen, I looked over and realized, my baby isn't such a baby anymore. It was one of those moments that I'll never forget. Even though she was only eating cereal, it just seemed like she has come so far. Just one year ago, she was so helpless. Now, she can sit in a big chair, feed herself, and be perfectly content.
Being a mom has totally changed my life. I never thought it would be SO rewarding. These past few months, we've had our share of "learning experiences" and some of them have been really, really hard. I feel like as parents, we've come far too. We now know how she needs to be loved and how she needs to be disciplined, and it truly has made all the difference. I have really had to make myself in tune to what is going on in her head. We've taught her a little sign language too. It has helped TREMENDOUSLY!! I would definitely recommend it. She tells us what she needs all the time by signing it, even though she can't quite say it yet. We've really been blessed with a sweet, funny, strong willed little angel. She has brought us more joy than we thought was even possible. We just love our little Anna girl.

Doesn't she look little in that big chair?