Almost 3?

What do you do when your toddler is almost 3 Years Old? CRY? Thats what I plan on doing. Everytime I think about the fact that lil miss CJ is almost a 3 year old, I get tears in my eyes. One month ago tomorrow that picture was taken. She changes month to month. Im not ready for her to be a little girl. I wasn't even ready for her to be a toddler. Or an infant. I wanted her to stay a newborn forever. To stay little enough to fit between the bend in my elbow to the tip of my fingers. Where does the baby go?
This time In 2002 I was begging to get this child out because she was KILLING my rib cage. She had her foot shoved up in my ribs and would not give me any peace. My mom said put an ice pack on that side where it hurts really bad...babies don't like cold, she will move. Did my stubborn child move? NO! She pushed HARDER!!! Figures. This child takes after her mother already and she doesnt even breathe normal air yet! Just my luck!

As my baby gets closer to her 3rd birthday and demands her dora birthday even more....I cry my eyes out. Just for one day I want that helpless infant back that LOVED to be cuddled and held and wrapped up in her blankie to fall asleep in her momma's arms. That same blue blankie that she has draped over her head...she has had since she was about 4 months old. And that sucka goes EVERYWHERE. Do not leave it behind...or you will be in a heap of trouble.