From a Baby to a Little Girl

Camila's Right of Passage

Yes, gymnastics is really paying off. Two nights ago, Camila somersaulted out of her crib for the first time. She got so good at it that she did it twice in one night!
Camila's crib-crawling incident got me thinking. She didn't simply crawl out of the crib, she underwent a right of passage! Like Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption, Camila managed to escape from her barred crib and was determined never to return.
Just to make sure, the next night hubby asked if she wanted to sleep in her crib or in the big-girl bed (her cousin stayed with us for a few months and slept in a twin bed, which we never got around to putting away). Without blinking, she opted for the bed. Hubby lowered the bed to the ground, grabbed her dolls and tucked her in. Ironically, my little girl slept like a baby! She never got up, called for mommy, or complained. The transition was smooth and successful.

Here is the catch. Camila's right of passage affected my hubby more than Camila. Once she went to bed, he moped around the house and repeatedly complained that his baby was now a little girl. The idea that Camila entered a new phase in her life completely caught him off guard. Imagine how he is going to act when Camila goes on her first date. I just hope her date cheers for Vasco da Gama, his favorite soccer team.