My Little Girl is Growing Up!

Lately I have been noticing little things that Kaylee has been doing which are proof that she is growing up. I want it to stop. I am so scared of my little princess growing up and having to go out into the big bad world unprotected that it is driving me completely INSANE! The other night she went in the backyard to jump rope and the patio furniture was on the patio (Imagine that :) ) And see a few months ago she would have come in and asked me to go outside and stack it all up. But Nope not this time she stacked all the chairs and pushed them to the side as well as the table. Last night Lee had a really bad back and she was being his little nurse. She made sure that Spencer was no where near him. She took him his dinner asked him if he wanted more and tried to get it herself. Then When dinner was all done I went in the kitchen to start tidying up and guess who was doing the rest of the dishes.... Yep Kaylee. And to be honest she did a FANTASTIC JOB! I couldnt tell the difference between the ones I had done and the ones she did (Trust me I tried because I thought I would have to rewash them all but I didnt.)The last few mornings as soon as Spencer starts to make a sound in his room she has been going into his room taking him out of his crib and then saying to him shhhhh lets go downstairs and not wake up mommy and daddy. Except this morning I had to shout hey you two come in here so we could all four have a nice morning cuddle in our bed.  Last night about 10:30 I was laying in bed and I heard her get up go into the bathroom and then go back to her room. I went in to make sure that everything was ok and she said "of course Im fine mommy. I just needed to get a drink or water." She had refilled her cup by herself and gotten back into bed and tucked herself in again. I said to her Kaylee you are getting to big. It makes me sad because I want you to be my little princess forever. And she said dont worry mommy Im not allowed to move out until Im 10 and Im only 5. But Since I love you so much Im going to live with you until Im 17. And Im not going to marry Joshua anymore because I love you way more than Joshua.

Man I love this little girl so much. She has no idea what sort of influence she has on me. She has no idea what a hold she has on my heart. My life would be so incomplete without her. She is truly my best friend. I know that when she gets old enough she wont go out into the big bad world on her own because as long as I teach her the best I can then she will always know that she has a Loving Heavenly Father to always turn to. I cant think of a better protecter than the Lord. He has trusted me enough to allow me to raise this beautiful spirit while here on earth. I will just have to have faith and trust in him to protect her when she is away from me, whether it is when she is 5 or 50.