Natalie is entering another phase in her life. At almost five and a half she still likes princesses and tiaras, but decidedly less so. I am not sure when the transition started, I missed it! She is now entering her “teacher” stage. She spends a big chunk of her free time, notepad in hand, writing notes, preparing “homework” for us to do, teaching her stuffed animals. It is still a “magical” age but I can see a pronounced dose of “reality” entering her imagination. I did not think I would miss the princess stage so much, but I do.
On the other hand, I love seeing her enjoy learning. Making up silly rhymes, spelling words, writing little love notes. She is frequently leaving us little notes all over the house. The other night as we were coming upstairs to get ready for bed, Kaitlin and I found this on our doorway.
One funny thing she does is when sees that we spotted her note, she runs and hides to hear our reactions to the notes and then comes out of hiding running to give us a big hug. It is so sweet!
Sometimes I wish I could freeze time and be able to enjoy her more at each stage, but it is also sweet to watch her grow and change and become this great little individual. Bittersweet. I am sad to see some things pass, but excited to see what comes next.
1 comment:
Very cute.
Katya does that sort of thing too: always writing little notes of scraps of paper that turn up randomly. It's nice to get a little love note now and then!
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