Sweet 1

The night before Talia's first birthday I was stressing out over all the things I had to do before our company came and the big party. I was in task mode, making my grocery list, dealing with last-minute details around the house, and running to Wal-Mart to get all the food we would need for the next several days. When I got home Talia was waiting (and wailing) to be fed and in the middle of feeding her I realized...this is the last night my baby girl is going to be "none." Suddenly all the hurry didn't matter anymore.

So we turned down the lights and sat in the rocking chair and I sang her special lullaby (the first one I sang to her in the hospital just after she was born). Sigh. Everyone always tells you "they grow up so fast," but what they don't tell you is how happy and sad it makes you.