My girls are growing up. I know this is a statement of fact. Here are 2 ways I see it in Sara:
1. She made a plan. When discussing when we would nap, she decided she would play in her room by herself and then put herself to bed. Normally, she insists on being tucked in. She did this while Laura and I napped by ourselves upstairs. She even went to the bathroom before she went to bed without being reminded.
2. Today she wanted bread with sugar for breakfast. She went downstairs by herself to get the new loaf of bread from the frig. She is normally afraid to go to a different level of the house without company.
The steps seem small, but they are big to me who sees these girls every day.