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Today is Stella's first day of preschool. The little star is growing up.
"Stella you gotta get up kiddo it's your first day of preschool." Finn said pulling back the covers of his daughter's bed.
"But Daddy! I don't wanna go!" Stella whines.
"I know you don't, but you have to."
"Why Daddy? Why?"
"Because you're a big girl and big girls have to go to school."
"Daddy, what if nobody likes me?"
"Honey, they're gonna love you!"
"How do you know that Daddy?"
"Because you, Stella Barbara Hudson, are a very special, amazing little girl!"
"Thank you Daddy, I love you!" Stella says hugging her father.
"I love you too Stell Bell! Let's get you ready for school!"
"Daddy can I wear this dress?" Stella says holding up a red dress covered in stars.
"Of course my little star can wear a dress with stars on it."
"Yayyy!"
"Hey Stella don't forget your glasses!" Finn said holding up his daughter's tiny pink glasses
"Daddy, I'm not wearing my glasses to school, I don't like them… I look ugly in them!" Stella says frowning.
Hearing his beautiful daughter call herself ugly broke Finn's heart. She shouldn't be feeling that way herself she's only three years old . "Stella you have to wear them and you're not ugly you're a very cute little girl"
"Okay Daddy I'll wear them because I want to be a big girl for you" Stella says smiling.
" That's my girl! When you're done putting your glasses we'll go downstairs get mommy and then we'll leave!"
"Okay Daddy I'm ready!"
They walk downstairs and find Rachel waiting on them. " Hey Stella, you look cute! Did Daddy help you get ready?" Rachel asks Stella.
"Yes he did Mommy!"
"Go tell Fyero bye then were leaving."
Finn and Rachel just stare at each other finding it hard to believe that their baby girl is about to start her first day of preschool
"Oh my god she's growing up so fast Rach, I can't believe she is starting preschool already!" Finn says, looking like he was about to cry.
"I know it's unbelievable We are gonna be the most emotional parents there." Rachel says.
"I'm sure Kurt and Blaine are going to be just as bad as us when they drop Juliet off."
"Yeah you're right" Rachel says laughing.
"Mommy! Daddy! I'm ready!" Stella says interrupting their conversation
"Ok let us get a picture of you and then we'll leave." Her parents tell her.
They take the picture and head to the car. The preschool is ten minutes away so they let Stella talk the whole way there. "We're here kiddo." Finn tells Stella.
Stella holds her daddy's hand and smiles when she sees her cousin Juliet.
"Daddy do we go inside now?" Stella asks
" Yes, we can go inside now Stell." Finn tells her.
The preschool is very nice, Stella seems to like it but she won't let go of Finns hand.
The teacher walks up to them and smiles. "Hi what's your name honey?" The teacher asks Stella.
"Stella" Stella answers smiling
"Well that's a pretty name, say bye to your mommy and daddy.
"Bye Mommy bye Daddy, I love you!" Stella says waving at her parents.
"We love you too, be good today!" Her parents said smiling at her. Finn and Rachel walk out of the classroom looking back at their daughter. Once out the door Finn's eyes start to water then he cries. "She's growing up our baby girl is growing up." He says the tears flowing out of his eyes.
"She is isn't she? "She's becoming such a big girl, but she loves you she'll always love you she'll never get too big to stop loving you" Rachel says hugging Finn.
Time passes slowly the rest of the morning .
Finally, it's almost noon and they can pick Stella up from preschool. When they enter Stella's classroom Stella runs up and hugs Finn.
"Stell sweetie, I've missed you so much today!" he tells her.
"Missed you too daddy! I love you!" Stella tells Finn smiling at him widely.
His daughter was growing up so fast. It was things like , her smiles, hugs and kisses that made him so blessed to be watching her grow up