I don't want her to grow up!

Today I realized just how hard it is going to be for me to let my baby girl grow up. Up until now everything she has done has been exciting to me- learning to walk, talk, etc. I even got excited when she started interacting with kids that she didn't know at places like the mall and Monkey Joe's, but today was different. We went to the park, and there were several kids all playing together probably between the ages of 4 and 8 years old. They invited her to join them, and I really wanted to say she couldn't. Really, I did. Don't worry- I shut my mouth and let my little girl play with the big kids, but it killed me every step of the way. She was playing with big kids and doing everything they were doing, and I was paranoid the entire time, but she did great! It's going to be so hard to let go and let her do things on her own!!


Here's one of the things the big kids taught her today- to swing on the bar and then let go and fly down the slide. She thought it was such fun!

This is Katelynn walking her baby in the stroller to the park. We live on a greenway (walking trail through wooded areas that connect a bunch of neighborhoods), and our new favorite thing to do is walk to the playground that is a few neighborhoods away. It's quite a hike, but it gives mommy some exercise (much needed to lose the baby weight), Justin time to nap, and Katelynn gets to play when we get there. I have no idea how many miles it is, but Katelynn would rather walk than ride in the stroller. I did get her to ride in it on the way home after playing for hours and walking there though!