On the eve of my daughter's 2nd birthday

On the eve of my daughter's 2nd birthday, I am reminded of a song that I cried to every time I listened to it while pregnant with her.  It's such a beautiful song.  Here is a snippet of the song "Lullaby" by The Dixie Chicks:

They didn't have you where I come from

Never knew the best was yet to come

Life began when I saw your face

And I hear your laugh like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved

Is forever enough, is forever enough

How long do you want to be loved

Is forever enough, 'cause I'm never never

Givin' you up

Many a times, I sat and listened to this song and also sang it to my unborn daughter while she was still in the womb.  To my amazement, she even recognized it and calmed down when I sang it to her when she was born!  I need to try it now to see if it still works.;)  Anyways, this song was on my heart.  I highly recommend downloading it.  Enjoy.:)

My "baby" toddler

Is it normal to feel sad, almost like mourning, about your child turning 2?  I felt extremely sad tonight just thinking about the fact that in just one more DAY, our little girl will be a 2 year old.  I just love her being 1!!  I know that there are going to be so many new and exciting things happening in the next year, but I just love counting down the months and once she turns 2, she's just...2.  No more counting months.  No more looking at milestones.  No more "she's just a baby".  She will officially be a "real" toddler.  A toddler who cannot get by with "baby" stuff.  A toddler who will be talking more than usual and being understood (not necessarily a bad thing;)).  A toddler who will just be looped into the big, wide world of kids.  Ugh.  It really hurts.

I guess I am just mourning the fact that my "baby" will not be categorized as a baby any longer.  Yeah, at 1, technically she wasn't, either, but since she wasn't walking at 1, it didn't feel like she wasn't a baby.

I guess just like everything else (ahem, me turning the big 3-0), I will just have to get over it.

My baby is growing up.:/