photo tennant adorable girl baby you're thinking wait minute kindergartener baby bigger news turns weekend expressing shock kids aging growing fast cliche mind-bending experiences simply describe explain guess today write post celebrating mama life preparing parent adolescent cheerful optimist takes life adjusting less-than-perfect circumstances grace puts shame broke vacation summer jason joked girls break bone choice brave hospital managing emotions pain spent days cottage elevated pile pillows towels sisters spent time playing cards puzzles quietly heading beach favorite things swim work extended fairy village sand happy situation expressed couple times determined ruin anyone's week couple days accident wading water grandma serving general contractor beach chair edge fairytopia exquisite outgoing introvert confident outgoing naturally attracts type friend warmly welcoming life dreaded transition fall enormous middle school students threw apparent care world closest friends elementary school classes lunch couple weeks great group friends introvert contained interaction stimulation excuses heads glad leave house full people brand-new mother understand baby needed crying happen cried comfort rocked walked sang worked finally read book babies easily over-stimulated wound grow tired thing give space putting wailing crib walking worked wonderful difficult thing maternal instincts accept mama training coaches turning strikes ways personality great training transition role mothering older children learn trust trust build confidence power helping independent strong wise choices protect trust handle life time faces disappointment hurt painful remind handle she's learning growing hardest worry mother prevent understand guess lesson began learn years instinct laid crying newborn crib walked 