Monkey

Tonight you have made your nickname come to a hole new meaning, I think you fulfill it everyday. You have always been quiet advanced in your motor skills, I don't know if having 3 older brothers and 1 older sister made you feel the need to keep up at a young age. Tonight when you climbed up on the toilet, then into the bathroom sink, and managed to turn on the cold water, I just had to laugh at my little monkey. This is not the highest you have climbed, but I think it is the most unique to date. You didn't like the cold water, but looked at me with a sense of accomplishment. I often wonder if you have no fear yet of heights, even though you have fallen countless times, or if there's a sense of wonder in you even at a young age, does this fill an adrenaline rush? You never want to stop moving, always on the go, I wonder if thats how your life will always be, always having a sense of wonder and exploration. Will it be hard to keep you grounded in our little world? Is there a gift that is waiting to climb out, for us to find? Nothing in your mind seems impossible to you, you believe you can do it all, I hope you keep this, but know that I will always do my best to keep you safe while I can, it's my job, even though you think I'm just getting in your way. I can promise you that in your life you will feel many times that we get in your way, but it will always be for your benefit, always for your protection. I hope we can always find the middle ground, as you grow up, when you want to explore and I want to keep you safe, that with each day as I teach you to do things on your own, I will also let go a tiny bit, sometimes it will be unwilling, and sometimes it will be with complete confidence, but I will have to let go so that our monkey can climb on her very own.