Who would have thought?

When I woke up this morning, I never thought that one of my mom duties would come to an end today.
Ava and Cameron were playing outside this afternoon and Ava decided to go on the swings. She has been practicing swinging herself, but only gets going when mom gives her a nudge. So when Ava said, "Mom! Look at me!", I never expected to see my "little" girl swinging all on her own. And not just piddly back-and-forth swings, but BIG swings, like when dear, old, no-longer-needed-mom pushed her.
Sure, it's not her first word, her first day of school, or her first date (insert cringe-worthy thoughts and utter fear), but it was a milestone none the less.
She is so proud of herself, as she should be, and I made sure that she knew I was proud of her too.