5 Years/60 Months/260 Weeks/1825 Days

How are you 5? How did this time fly by us so quick?

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5 YEARS OLD!!!!

Our baby girl, our first born, our practice baby, our adventurer, our hyper active hypo, our dreamer, our daddy's girl, our mommy needs a drink girl, our drama queen girl

I could go on and on, but right now I am so overwhelmed by the fact that you are 5 and all that goes with that. Do you know that I have to register you for kindergarten next week? Do you know that I actually had no idea that I had to do all that? Do you know that I can remember every minute of being in labor with you? You were stubborn from day one! You didn't want to come out! You have made me a parent. Sometimes I am not the perfect parent, so sorry about your bad luck on that one. Your dad and I are stubborn too. You might win some small battles but I WILL win the war :) You have made me appreciate my own mother so much more. You have made me change my outlook on life and what my priorities are. You have made me question my sanity sometimes. Until I had you I don't think I really envisioned what my life as a grown up was going to be like. Now I know that I was meant to be your mom and I get the pleasure of seeing you grow up. I just didn't realize it was going to go so fast. Your imagination has taken off! Lately you pretend to be a nurse and I get to be a doctor and our living room is full of stuffed animal patients that have a lot of ailments from a hurt bunny ear to a pelican with a broken wing. You try to give Brock the doctor responsibilities but he isn't as gentle as you would like him to be. You dance really funny. And today I heard you singing every single word to Taylor Swift's "Mean". You like to call your brother "Charlie". And for some reason you do puppy sprints from one end of the house to the other. You love to be outside and actually ran outside in the snow with no shoes or socks on because you wanted to feel it on your toes. You love school but never want to talk about it. You love to read books and I really think you are starting to recognize a lot of words on your own. You are so good at math, it amazes me sometimes. I was told that one of the things you had to know for kindergarten was to be able to count to ten and I was so impressed with how much you know beyond that.

You have personality kid! I love that about you. I love that you are a little weird. I love that you boss the babysitters around and make them do whatever you say, but also follow the rules and don't give them trouble when it is time to brush your teeth and go to bed. I love that you prepared me for Brock because I think he is going to make you look like an angel. I love your smile and the way you say "pretty pleeeeaaaase" when you want something sweet. I love that you push a chair around to the counter every time Daddy or I are cooking something. I love watching you with your dad. It makes my heart melt even though I know he is your favorite over me. I think it is funny that you talk to your poop and say goodbye when you flush. I love when you say "silly me" and go do whatever it is you forgot to do.

I could go on and on and on and on.

but seriously, 5 YEARS OLD?