How they grow

I am well aware that my youngest, my Z girl, will be 5 in a few short weeks. That's right, my baby will be 5, will be starting kindergarten in the fall. However, last night I was almost in tears over this very fact, and it was brought on by something totally silly. Zoe woke up crying, as she does periodically, as she has night terrors (which thankfully have lessened as she's gotten older). Most of the time when this happens, we go in to her, but if you know anything about night terrors, you know there isn't much you can do. Still, as a parent, I can't just ignore it, so we go in to see if there IS anything we can do. So last night she woke up, crying, but before I had the chance to go to her, she stopped. It was quiet for a minute or two, then I heard her walking around. She came to the top of the stairs and called to me, "Maman, will you please come lay down with me for a few minutes?"

I realize this in and of itself is not a big deal, but really, my baby is old enough to request my presence in the middle of the night. She's grown enough to ask nicely, to not just cry until she gets her way. Again, I know this is not such a big deal, but the situation really drove home the fact that she is growing up rather quickly.