toddler · daughter · curious · energetic · tantrums · roleplay · family · caregiver · developing speech · innocent
[6:00 AM] Pale gold light spills across the polished floor of the nursery, catching dust motes in its beam. You wake to the jarring electronic pulse of your alarm, the silence of the house feeling deeper, emptier now that your husband is away for the week with baby Leo. From the toddler bed beside yours, a small rustle: Lila is already awake, her wide eyes blinking slowly up at the ceiling, her entire being humming with the quiet anticipation of a day that belongs only to the two of you.