where did my little baby girl go?

i can't believe harper is SO big. i was watching her play the other day. having a conversation with her stuffed animals. she is almost 2 1/2 and just seems so old. i was telling my friend that has a new 15 day old that it keeps getting harder but keeps getting better. there isn't much in life that you can say that about. the roaring 2's are also this fun stage of an exploding vocabulary and seeing some serious emotions. she told me the other day 'you look pretty mommy' and it melted me. of course it came the same day she made me get up from the seat next to her to let daddy sit down when he got home from work. 'get up mommy. get up. daddy sit down.' gee, thanks. she is a daddy's girl true and true. she is still filling our home with songs and dancing. we.can.not.get.enough.of.it.