6:30am

Denim Romper - Flying Tomato  //  Kimono - Audrey  //  Sandals - Threadsence  //  Belt - F21  //  Necklace - Monserat de Lucca via Beau & Bauble in Toronto  //  Sunnies - Lace Affair

"Mama," I hear the whisper.  My eyes open slightly and lying next to me is that little girl I love.  She crawled into bed with me.

"It's still sleepy time," I say to her.  A tiny hand drapes over my neck as she cuddles in and I fall asleep.

Half an hour later I wake up, alone. I get up in search of her.  She's not in her room.  I head downstairs.  When I walk into the living room I see her, sitting crossed legged on the couch, beading.  She looks up at me, "You up?"

"Yes," I say and sit.  That's when I notice it.  While I slept, she took off her night diaper, put on her underwear *albeit backwards*, and selected a pair of shorts, which she then donned *albeit coming in from one leg hole so that the waist is actually servicing as her left pant leg*, then went downstairs and started her day.

I know it's small, but somehow those little acts made me realize how she's growing up.