I've had my Monstera for about eight months now and I'm finally seeing those gorgeous split leaves everyone talks about

I've had my Monstera for about eight months now and I'm finally seeing those gorgeous split leaves everyone talks about. I was starting to worry it would never happen, but I think moving it closer to my south-facing window made all the difference. The growth has been so much faster since then. Has anyone else found that their Monstera took a while to get going, or was mine just being stubborn?