It’s March 1st, and I just completed Stella’s enrollment for kindergarten. I really can’t believe it. I was already feeling a bittersweet sensation as we’ve been counting down the days to her fifth birthday, so the timing of kindergarten registration is another big reminder that our first baby is growing up so fast.
I feel that my words should be directed to Stella, so here is a little letter from me to her. I’m also going to sprinkle in some of my favorite Stella photos from the last five years.
Dear Stella,
No matter how many times I say that you need to stop growing up, you giggle and insist that you absolutely have to grow up. When I ask why, you say it’s because you have to be a big sister. You also reassure me that you’re never going to leave our house and you’re going to live with me and daddy forever. And also that you are going to marry daddy.
You actually say a lot of hilarious and wonderful things, and that’s why we keep a book of your best quotes. Your most recent one happened when I said that you couldn’t have a sucker before dinner, you said “when I have a daughter, I’m going to let her have suckers before dinner. And I’m going to eat kid food, not grownup food.”
I’m sure I said many of the same things to my mom, too. “When I have a daughter, I’m going to ____.” I certainly had some thought as to what life would be like with you, but as any parent comes to realize, I criminally under-anticipated what I was in for. Continue reading “To my first baby, as you are turning five”