Dear Alyssa, it feels like just yesterday when every plastic bag that blew past us was a ghost that would make you cling to me. When you believed in the dinosaur on the car roof and the monster knocking on the door when you were naughty. When washing your hair at bath time required me to have a wash cloth and towel ready at all times so you could cover your eyes and dry your face after every rinse. When the “monster” chased us at bedtime, you used to leap into my arms and squeal as I ran up the stairs with you. Now you tell me that “pappa, it’s just the wind blowing, not a ghost” when we see that bag blow past. Or “pappa, I know it’s just you making the noise and not a dinosaur” when I drum my fingers on the car roof or under the table. And when I wanted to rinse your hair you simply told me “pappa, I’ll do it myself I’m a big girl now” before dunking the water over your own head. Even at bedtime, you run ahead and tell me to catch up because I’m too slow.
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Seeing you grow up so quickly and becoming your own little person makes me incredibly proud, but I also can’t help but feel that time is going by too fast and it won’t be long until my little girl is not so little any
Seeing you grow up so quickly and becoming your own little person makes me incredibly proud, but I also can’t help but feel that time is going by too fast and it won’t be long until my little girl is not so little any