It never ceases to amaze me. When you least expect your child to do something or behave a certain way they shock you and make you stand there with your mouth gapping open and a warm feeling in your heart.

I mentioned in my previous entry that we are moving. Yes, my husband and I have decided that in fact we should pack the kids up and move right out of the city. Good in theory but now executing that has seemed quite challenging. I’m sure things will change closer to the actual move date when we’ll have to wave good-bye to my childhood home but for today Sydney amazed me. I was moving some stuff with friend of mine and near the end of our energy Sydney announces to us that in fact it would be a good idea to move three BIG pieces of furniture and put in the POD. “I think it would be good to do that” she says with a smile that says I’m saying it but I’m not sure if I mean it. So I ask her if she’s sure and she says “yes” but this time I know she’s feeling very reluctant. So I give it a minute and sure enough the tears start to fly and when I ask her if she’s alright she says, “I don’t know”. The answer that always frustrates me. I gave it another minute and she managed to pull herself together and she said, ”Mommy I think it’s a good time to move the stuff now.” Again I asked if she was sure but this time not only did she says yes meaningfully but she began to help guide us out the door and directed us into the POD.  She overcame the situtation and dealt with it accordingly.  Can I tell you how happy I was. After we slugged the three pieces into the POD she told us that we had done a good job and we all shared in some well deserved “organic – food colouring free” cheezies.

To some people this whole scenario may sound like not a big deal but to us it’s another step up that mountain. Not only that but at the end of the day she was at her brother’s baseball game throwing balls around dodging between people and….if you can believe it catching balls that strayed the wrong way from strangers, from strangers…I tell you will wonders never cease. I look at her and I see such promise… I just wish others would see that too. To top off our evening once big brother finished his baseball game we went over to the park area and Sydney climbed all the way up to the top of the rock climbing wall without any help from me, despite my hands wanting to guide her up. Very determined my 5 year old girl looked at me from atop of the structure and said, “Mommy let go I told  you I can do it!”. Yes Sydney you can, you can do whatever you put your mind to and don’t ever let anyone tell you any different.