Ally is almost 27 months, or just over two years old, which, for the time being, doesn’t hit too hard on the “My baby is growing up!” scale. But then I watched her put on a sweater all by herself yesterday and I was reminded that she really is growing up…fast. I know, it seems pretty elementary. She put on a sweater all by herself…people do it all the time, every day! But Ally’s been so dependent on Brian and I to help her with just about everything since the day she was born, so seeing her actually do something that we’ve always done for her and assumed we’d still be doing for a while is a little eye-opening.

I took a few moments to really watch (and photograph!) her during tea time yesterday. Watch how she pretends, wears her “beads” proudly and sits contently at her picnic table. She’s definitely not a baby anymore and no longer needs us to do everything for her. Ally’s a beautiful, little big girl that makes me happy to be a mama and excited to add baby #2 to the family in the near future. I told Brian, “You know you need another one when your child can put on a sweater all by herself.” 🙂

P.S. No, I’m not pregnant.