I’ve blogged about this several times, but I can’t get enough of how my cute little girl is becoming her own little self within the past few months….

Yesterday morning, as I was rushing out the door to get to work (don’t hurt me, Taffy, I’m not always late!) (Taffy is our COO and head HR person - she looks friendly, but she can kick anyone’s…well, you know), I forgot to do what I do every morning - kiss both my girls goodbye and tell Jadyn to be a good girl for her mommy. I didn’t think anything of it until I got home for lunch and Jadyn screamed out, “Daddy, you didn’t kiss me goodbye this morning.” Wow - talk about a heart melter. Soon afterward, she rushed over to where I was at in my home office and leaped up to me with open arms and placed a big wet one on my cheek.

Then, last night, as I was putting her to bed, I asked if she wanted help putting on her P.J.s (it’s a bit painful to watch her struggle to get those clothes on without screaming, “LET ME DO IT!”), to which she quickly replied - NO. I softly, and calmly said “OK”. Jadyn stopped what she was doing, looked me in the eyes and asked, “Are you sad, Daddy?” Again, more heart melting…

When and how she started to develop this understanding, I don’t know, but I do know that she is quickly becoming her own, self-sufficient little being. I love being a parent!