Four - how does that happen so fast???

Dear Paige, The first picture is Valentine's Day when you are one year old the last picture is this October when you were almost 4, you have grown so much, when did my baby become a kid???? Most parent's would have wonderful memories of the day their child was born, mine not so great, it was filled with stress, alot of unknowns and was way to fast to digest as it was happening, but I wouldn't change the outcome one bit. You are precious, perfect and the love of our lives, you have changed us in so many ways (as tears run down my face - I knew I would have trouble with this post), you have made us into parents (really good parents if I say so myself) and we are so proud of the girl you have become. You are lovable, you make friends easily, you are a social butterfly and you talk all the time, all things completely different from your parents, not sure how that happened, guess those were some strong genes (cause your brother is following in your footsteps with the "talking"). You question everything these days and we really have to watch what we say cause you listen to everything. You still don't like loud noises and you also sleep in our bed during thunderstorms, I try to be tough and make you sleep in your own bed, but I do enjoy you "needing" us, it doesn't happen too often. You believe you are all grown up and need little help doing anything these days. You love your brother, you love to push him around in the kitchen in his high chair, he adores you, he will stop crying anytime you give him attention. You don't love his "dribble", but he will out grow that we hope! You love school and you love to learn, you know most of your numbers to 20 and know all your letters, you can spell and write your name and sometime I think you believe you are almost 4 going on 20 cause you tend to have this adult like air about you. You are very expressive when you talk, you like to use your hands to make your point. We call you "little" Oma cause you like to clean, swiffer and hate being dirty. You love baths and you love your bed, sleeping is a past time of yours and your really good at it! You take after your mom in that regard! I wanted to write this post to you on your 4th birthday so I could remind myself how far we have come and how wonderful you are! Happy Birthday Paige you are loved more then you know!