Parenting

To my dear Cara, Happy 7th birthday, my sweetheart. You are growing up to be such a funny, fierce, mysterious, and fabulous eldest daughter! In this letter, I’m going to talk about your life over the past year and the gorgeous personality we see emerging as you get older. I love you because you get excited about the weather with me. I love how capable you are. You’re pretty much the only person in my house who is capable of making me a ham and mustard sandwich. But no matter what you achieve, I’ll always love you and be proud of you, just for being Cara. In my letter, I’ll also include some of the little things about you. It’s the things we forget while life gets busy—the details lost amongst the demands of toddlers, laundry, cooking, and shopping. Things like you losing an absolute ton of teeth this year.…

To my dear Cara Happy birthday, my beautiful eldest daughter! We’re so proud of the girl that you have become. You’re practical, capable, and physically strong and able. You have a lot of courage and you’re always the first to try something out. But more than that, you’re caring, warm and affectionate. I love our cuddles together and you’re the first to hug me when you can see I’m feeling low. Your infectious laugh pulls everybody in, and you make everyone welcome once you’ve let them in your circle. So let’s learn a little more about your year. Loving Your Siblings Your relationship with your siblings continues to flourish – and it’s so beautiful! I love watching you share your computer game wins with Jonah. And your imaginary games with Lydia are quite amazing. You care for dolls, build forts, and create dream worlds together. Lost Your First Tooth This…

My dear Cara, It’s your birthday, you are 5, Cara – that’s half a decade! You are no longer the tiny baby that came in a hurry at home. Now, you’re a big brave girl venturing out into the world without me. It is both exhilarating and heartbreaking! And what a year you’ve had! Since you stepped out in to the world, we’ve learned so much about you. I feel like our bond has strengthened so much over the last 12 months. We both healed from the weaning process and you’ve become my little bestie again. How to describe you? Capable. Tactile. Fun. Loving. You’re a girly girl who loves dresses, fun hairstyles, dolls etc, but you’re not flouncy. You love rough and tumble, Alexa farts, stories, slime, and things falling off cliffs. You get super enthusiastic about the things you love. It’s very infectious! You’ve been so helpful since…