Lately, I have been noticing that she picks up on everything. It's made me more conscious of what I say and do, as it is very apparent that she aspires to follow in my footsteps. In many ways, I'm honored; but I am also terrified. I make mistakes, lots of them, and have learned much from these mistakes. My biggest wish is that M can go through life without these mistakes, but I know that they will happen.
So I choose to focus on the present. M is turning into a mini-me, and I couldn't be prouder (because seriously, who doesn't want a mini-me).
For Halloween, she wanted to be a marathon runner. She said it was because she was so proud of me.
She has picked up my eating habits, and is one of the only 5-year-olds I know who requests quinoa for dinner or can identify what gluten is.
Most recently, she has decided to start coming to Team Adrenaline workouts with me. She used to come so that she can play with the other kids. Now, she actually tries to do parts of the workout because she, "wants to be a champion someday."
It's a profound thing when you realize that the changes and decisions you make are so easily passed down. My biggest hope is not that my child becomes a track star or nutritional expert. Although I would be proud of her, my biggest hope for her is that she can use these lessons to live a happy, healthy life. In the meantime, I guess I really need to watch what I say and do, because I never know what she might pick up.
