Happy Birthday!!....whatever

On this very day, 2 years ago, my dear daughter made her entrance into the world (a month early). We've talked a bit about her birthday with her, you know, that she's going to be 2 and she's getting to be a big girl blah blah blah..... Yeah, she doesn't care. It's not like I expected her to be all excited and get up this morning and ask for birthday cake for breakfast and presents before she went to daycare, but come on! I gave her a hug, said happy birthday!......and she held her empty cup out to me and asked for juice. There are days that she just seems so grown up and seems to know all, but today, in this world of everyone growing up too fast, I'm reminded that a two year old is just a two year old. And that juice is a very acceceptable birthday gift. So whether she cares or not - HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH!!!

"I Know"

So I go pick Faith up from Kathleen's house (her babysitter) and us adults are talking for a minute. She tells me that Faith was playing with Lynkon, who's about 6 months old. He really really likes to watch her & play with her and always laughs when she talks & plays with him. Well, on this particular day she's playing with him & he's laughing and Kathleen says "Lynkon really likes to watch you, he thinks you're pretty" and my sweet, modest daughter's response? "I know!" and keeps playing with him! Of course, in her defense she also says "I know" when you say, "ooh, we're running late" or "It's time for bed" or, my favorite, "Faith, you're silly". "I know!" So, here she is, 13 days from being 2 and she already knows everthing! I thought that didn't happen until they were teenagers?