Lucy will be 5 tomorrow morning. Wow.
Beyond all the standard "where has the time gone" feelings, I am awash with a feeling of pride in my daughter, and a general sense of satisfaction in a job well done, so far.
I will also note that - though the transition from infancy to toddler was momentuous (pure stimulus-response to exploring boundaries, helpless to almost dangerous, non-talking to talking), the transition Lucy has gone through over the past year and a half - that of toddler to that of little girl - has been more amazing to witness. Here, anyway, is the entire progression over the past five years, encapsulated in five simple photos:
Lucy at 1. With an unfortunate shrunken-headed Easter Bunny.
Lucy at 2. Taking tea and toasting "To London!" and "To Monkeys!"
Lucy at 3. In front of the space heater.
At 4. With friend Riley and the best children's story reader in the world.
Lucy at 5. Curses! Do I really not have any pictures of me with her in the past month? Anway, here's her demonstrating some of her work at a recent visit I made to her school.
Happy Birthday, little girl!
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5 comments:
Happy birthday indeed!
Spectacular, and holy crap.
Happy Birthday!
Have a wonderful day!
Have a Fab Five B-Day!!!!!!!
Happy birthday again. Excellent!
Thanks, all. Hung out with Lucy last night, playing with the new little wooden playground for her dollhouse. Today, I'm taking the afternoon off so we can go up & do a trail run/bike ride at a regional park. She got a new bike helmet and set of set of workout clothes (like she sees her dad wearing when he goes out for a run).
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