Independence

It seems like Lauren is getting more and more independent. Like when I bring her to daycare in the morning, she wants to walk from the car to the entrance instead of me carrying her. That's not all. She doesn't want to hold my hand along the way. It kinda makes me feel a little rejected (doesn't it look cuter from behind when a father and daughter are walking hand in hand?) And to get to the door, there's 2 flights of steps that she wants to walk down - on her own - without any help from me. But that's where I put my foot down and pick her up and carry her down the stairs screaming and yelling to put her down. I guess she doesn't quite understand adults have schedules to keep.