She Did It!!!!

When our children are young, especially in the first few years of life, there are so many milestones we get to rejoice in: holding up that cute little head, crawling, sleeping through the night, walking, etc., etc., etc. But, as they age these milestones become less and less common. So, when my daughter attained one of those milestones recently, I was unprepared for the sheer joy I felt for her. Daughter is now a licensed driver!!! When I tell people how happy I was to hear the news, hubby took her to the DMV and I learned of her passing the driving test via cell phone, everyone tells me I must be so happy because I won't have to run her around a million places all the time. While that is a wonderful perk, that is not the type of joy I felt. I was beaming and elated. I honestly was overtaken by happiness for her, much like when she took her first step. Just like walking opened up a new world to my sweet baby, driving can do the same thing. I love to drive and go places and I have a feeling she will too. Just yesterday she drove alone for the first time and posted to Facebook how relaxing it was and she really likes it. I have a feeling the next time I feel this same joy for her will be her high school graduation. What is a recent milestone one of your children attained?