Two

Monday is the day. My baby will be two. I'm lucky enough to be able to be with her on her birthday and so will Frank. We are planning a day at Grant's Farm. She'll see some neat animals and feed the baby goats. It should be great.



So in honor of her turning two, I'm going nuts. We had pics done on Sunday. I posted my fave pic here. Pictures didn't go very well. It was pure chaos in there and Lucy and her cousin Gavin weren't having a good time, but we got what we went for and I was happy in the end.

I'm taking a little vacation from work. I'll have Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday with my girl. I'm really happy about this. Of course, it won't be relaxing though. I'm watching Gavin at my house on Thursday and he is a boy, he is all boy. Hopefully he won't pull any tricks on his favorite person ;) We have dinner plans Thursday night, lunch plans Friday, birthday party on Saturday and a bridal shower on Sunday. Busy is my middle name these days.

I'm very excited about her birthday party. I'm ordering salad, pasta, garlic bread and pizza for dinner and I'm making a Cookie Monster cake and chocolate chip cookies. We are also going to watch a DVD of videos I've taken of her with my digital camera (thanks Pop!). It should be a good time and of course bittersweet. The theme is Sesame Street of course. I'll be sure to take many many pictures.

Having an almost two year old is exhilirating and exhausting. She is talking up a storm these days and just all around cute. In addition to her Sesame Street obsession, she has discovered Shrek. Just the original so far. She loves it. She loves dong (donkey), Shre (Shrek), Pree (Princess) and Dra (dragon). She has many scenes that have to be rewatched so we can dance and dance and dance. She is always wanting me or Gammie to read to her in her big girl bed. I have memorized "Love you Forever" and it is her current must read. I must admit I find it a bit creepy, but hey, she loves it.

So as I look back on the last two years I've learned:

• You can't make a baby sleep.
• You can't make a toddler eat.
• "Just a minute" is not in her vocabulary.
• She is my world.
• I would give my life for her.
• I'm the center of someone's universe.

I know I'm not the first person to be a parent, but I'm the first person to have Lucy and I must say it is pretty heady to know that she is mine.