Oh where, oh where, has my baby gone...?

I have really contemplated this question for a long time now. Where did my little one go, and why did she grow up so dang fast? She turned two today, but honestly it feels as if she turned three! She learned fast that if she wanted to keep up with the big kids, she had to walk the walk, per say. Now, she has to do everything they do! When I am on the phone, she asks "dat" meaning "who's that?". Or when someone is sad or hurt she asks "happened?" She is CONSTANTLY asking "why momma" to everything I say even if I give her a reason why, she still asks "why". If you asked her what she wants for breakfast, she would say "hotdog". Then for lunch, "hotdog" then last for dinner, "hotdog". She is always wanting to know where Ellie is, "Ellie? Ellie?" She loves her babies! She wants to take them everywhere we go. She'll go get them a "pinky" to cover them up. She is just too dang grown-up for me! But we sure do love her tons! Happy Birthday Amerie Linda! You are just as we call you, lindissima!!!

I have never seen anyone as happy as Amerie was tonight when we all gathered around to sing her "Happy Birthday!"