I blinked and then...

 My infant turned into a toddler.  She is saying new words almost daily.  The list of words that she can say has nearly tripled in the last month.  And this sleep training thing gets better every night.  I'm hesitating to say we are done... (but it feels like we are there!!!)  She has slept throughout the night for the past 3 nights in a row.  For the past three mornings, I have woken up and I can't believe we have all slept straight through.  It's like a dream.
Also, Winnie used her potty tonight for the first time.  Jake and I clapped and praised her.  She got the greatest smile across her sweet little baby face.
The milestones that she has been crossing are wonderful ones.  Speaking makes everything easier because she can relay to me what she needs or wants, even with a single word.  Sleeping through the night is like an old friend that I have been reunited with (and it feels so good.)  And who misses diapers??

I still can't help but feel a sting in the back of my throat when I imagine not being able to hold her in my arms and breathe in her scent.  When she won't look at me like I am her whole world, because I won't be anymore.  It's heartbreaking.  Yet, all I want is for my daughter to thrive and grow.  I rejoice in her milestones and they burn.

I know I keep bringing it up.  I can't stop thinking about these bittersweet days.  I'm trying to enjoy every. single. moment.