old before her time

pooka is such a helpful big sister. sometimes she wants to do too much. one night, she wanted to put bug to bed all by herself. well, that didn't exactly happen. i had put her in the swing for a pre-bedtime nap and was on the phone. when she woke up and starting crabbing. pooka got up and gave her the bink, put a blanket on her, restarted the swing and turned on the nightlight and music. she then returned to the bedroom, (not knowing i could hear her) saying, "they grow up so fast." you ain't just whistling dixie, sweetheart.