Bittersweet

A lot has been going on in the Rowe house lately.  We've been finishing up some projects that we have neglected to do for some time, but that we wanted finished before we would sell the house.  This in turn makes the shoulders come up a little, because we have that off our list and off our "shoulder load".  The girls have also been doing a lot.  Mallory has been helping us paint, and clean.  She is such a good little helper (when she wants to be) :)  She has also been eating like a little horse.  I think she is coming into a growth spurt.  The little stinker seems to be hungry all the time lately.  Then there is little miss Jaclyn.  She is growing up so fast.  I don't have a little baby anymore that is for sure.  She has decided that she is old enough to stop nursing, and while I am okay with this I was hoping that she would hang on till she was a year old.  Her sister stopped at nine months too, so I'm used to it, but since we aren't going to be having another baby for a few more years I'm really going to miss that mommy baby time and connection.  She has also gotten to the point where she will be walking consistently in the next couple of days.   She successfully has taken between 3-5 steps by herself three or four times today.  This is truly bittersweet for both of us, but I see my baby growing so fast and am not sure where the last 9 months have gone.  I'm so proud of both of my girls and the things that they know how to do and that I see them learn to do each day.  They are smart little girls and happy too.  I don't want anyone thinking that I'm not also proud of my hubby, because I am so very proud of everything that he does and accomplishes for our family daily.  He is my rock and I wouldn't be able to do any of this without his support and comfort.  I love them all dearly and can't wait to see what our future holds!!!!