I can barely believe that my daughter is now two years old. It seems to have happened in the blink of an eye.
I distinctly remember the day I picked her up at the hospital, just days old. I remember what the sky looked like that day. Multiple anxious phone calls. Running to the store to get a car seat. Waiting in the lobby to be escorted upstairs to see a tiny face, completely new to me.
I wasn't there on her "birth day". I was there a few days later. Not knowing if she would be forever mine. Though I knew in the blink of an eye that I loved her more than I ever could have imagined. Thinking back on how happy, sad, joyous, tentative, wonderful, frustrating and reeling those first few days, weeks and months were, it now has the fine haze of days gone by and the realization that she was meant to be my family... my daughter.
My little girl is a dream come true. She is happy and spirited. Thoughtful and challenging. Loving and bright. She is the greatest thing to ever happen to me.
Happy Birthday, Madigan. May every year hold new, amazing adventures for you. And just know that I may have missed your "birth day", but I am with you every second of everyday now and forever.
And in a blink of an eye, you will be three...
