6 years ago, REALLY?! What the heck?? I asked for a baby. I wanted a baby. I couldn’t wait for a toddler. Was excited for a little one. But certainly did not sign up for a full on KID! That probably  sounds weird. What’s the difference between a toddler and a little one and what the heck is a ‘KID’? Such different stages, that’s what the difference is!! I love, love, love the ‘kid’ Kayden has turned in to…. but while I am proud and happy and delighted and everything else, I am scared. 6 means my kid is going into the world. She is gaining independence. She is venturing off and making decisions. She is learning. She is losing teeth. She is developing a personality. She is pushing limits. She is developing her personal space in this world. She is learning where she fits in in this world and learning how to either fit in perfectly or be a little mismatched and fitting in the way she wants to. To this point in her life she has done nothing but make us proud and excited for what she is going to do and be in this world. Nothing in life is promised, so for where we are today, we are thankful and proud! Thank you Kayden for being everything to us. You (and your sister… Sorry, had to add her in here too!) make us incredibly proud of all that you have become and we’re super excited for what’s awaiting us in the future…. (Be good to us and please may you look back on this incredibly sweet post and remember how much we love you and dote on you, and may you never have a mean thing to say to us…. Even in the teenage years… We already fear the teenage years!!)