Ms. Independent

It is so much fun watching Hailey grow and learn to do things on her own, although it is a little bittersweet because she doesn't need me as much as she once did. She still loves to sit and read books, but now she tries to read to herself and doesn't always want to sit on our lap. She can dig in the toy box for the toys she wants herself and doesn't need us to get them for her. Although as you can see sometimes she falls in and does still need mommy to come and pull her out. But the one that gets me the most is that she wants to feed herself not only does this make me sad because she doesn't need me but because as you can see by the picture she makes a mess that I have to clean up. I just tell myself that in the grand scheme of things that it really is a short time and I should cherish everything not only the good and the bad but the messy as well.