I blinked....

It happened.  I blinked and my baby girl grew up.  Today she started Kindergarten.   Everyone tells you enjoy it, it goes by fast... and of course while you are in the moment -changing diapers, feeding, soothing the constant crying- you don't believe it.  Yes... in the blink of an eye, she grew up.

Abby, I am so proud of the little girl you have grown up to be.
The day you made me a mother for the first time seems like yesterday.
I remember the weather,
The feelings of anxiety and excitement,
The worried looks on Daddy's face,
Your grandparents waiting anxiously in the waiting room only to be sent home because you were taking too long.  23hrs later you entered our lives, our hearts, with those baby blue eyes of yours.
I remember them holding you over the curtain so I could see you for the very first time and my first thought was "Omg she looks like a doll.".
You were beautiful then and even more beautiful now.

I remember the months of colic,
The weekly visits to PT for your torticollis diagnosis and hip dysplasia,
Leaving you for the first time at day care when I went back to work,
Leaving you for the hospital stay that would give you a baby brother,
Your first steps and first words, spending a week potty training and you did so great.
All like it was just yesterday.

Your first day of preschool I cried because it was a new unfamiliar place.  There were tears this morning. (from Mommy- you did great!).
You are a big girl now.
You are confident and brilliant, friendly and loving.  You're a Kindergartener now!

There are many school years ahead of you... and I'm sure when you are off to college I'll be sitting here thinking about this day.  The day you started Kindergarten.. and think... I blinked, and you grew up.  I love you Abby and will always be so proud of everything you do.