Hairbrushes and Long Hair

A few nights ago my husband asked me if I had noticed how our Little Miss brushes her hair. I told him not really, because I normally do it for her in the morning and at night since it is SOOOOOOOOO long. Really, I do it because I find it hard to let go. I've stated this before, I will state it a million more times. My baby is growing up and she doesn't need me like she use to, so I hold onto doing things for her.
Whereas my husband is more apt to let her do things on her own. Either he has an easier time letting go, OR he just wants her to be able to do more things for herself, so he doesn't have to do it. I find she learns a lot of things when Daddy "helps" her get her PJ's on, or get dressed in the morning.
I'm someone who likes to get it done fast and I have little patience for waiting for her to figure it out. My husband is the opposite.....wish I could be laid back like that!
Basically it is half lack of patience and half me not wanting to let go.
In any event, she now can brush her hair pretty well on her own. I still have to get the major knots out, but she does a pretty good job of it on her own now. And this makes me both sad and proud......sort of like how I decided one day to have her wash her own hands and face one morning before getting dressed. Now it happens every day and night. And how she puts her lotion on her face all by herself after washing her hands and face. Not because I wanted her to, but because she asked if she could and I said "Sure, why not?" secretly wishing she was a baby again and needed me to do these things for her.
It's selfish, I know. But to me, I want her to be a kid for as long as she can be.......and I want her to need me for the "little things" because I know, soon enough, she will need me for much more important life choices and those scare the living SH-T out of me!
So for now, she washes her face and hands herself, applies lotion on her face herself and brushes her hair herself. (not to mention gets herself undressed and dressed herself, is potty trained and enjoys choosing her own outfits and PJ's every day). My Little Miss is not so "little" anymore! *sniffle*