Today was my youngest daughter's (3rd) birthday.

Heck yes I can relate. Yesterday I had a baby girl. Today she is 5 and 1/2. In 7 months she will be in the 1st grade. D*NM! Tomorrow we will be paying for her wedding. Believe me when I say you are not alone! Dec 10, 2008 I gave birth to a son. That was just 5 weeks ago. He has put on over 2 pounds and 3 inches since then. There is a saying.. time marches on. They just forget to say it marches over your heart! We need to remember we grew up and our parents probably felt the same. Hang in there.

I always found it hard to pack up their old toys and clothing. Sometimes I even cried!

I do not have any children, but I certainly feel that way about my nieces and nephews. When I look into their faces, I still see the little kids that adored their auntie Rosie. The other day, my oldest niece referred to me as just her aunt, when talking to her boyfriend. And it hurt a little. Most of them are grown now, but I still call them auntie's baby's. My oldest niece has a son that will be three years old in March. He gets so excited when he talks to me on the phone. He started out calling me auntie Roachie, just like some of the rest, but he got it right soon enough. And the cycle of family love continues.

hello hdjohnson, I know what you meant. Time flies really and our kids grow so fast. Anyway, happy birthday to your daughter. Enjoy every moment while they're still so young. Spend more time while they still like to be you. For if they grew older like if they're already in high school, they have their own circle of friends already and they don't like us to be with them anymore as much as we like to. And if that will happen, you'll miss them even more. So enjoy while they're still kids. Much of loving and bonding.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ur youngest daughter. GOD bless u n ur family

you are a kind and lovely woman,especially to your babies.they can make life happier when the babies are young,and they can always be with family,so who else will expect them to grow up so quickly? haha..

Time flies by as far as our kids growing up. It seems like you just turn around and they are grown. It seems like just yesterday when my grandkids were wee ones and now they have turned 11, 13 and 14. I look around and wonder where has the time gone to. I do know what you mean about wishing they still had that excitement about them. In my case it is granny. They used to run into the house when they would come over and I would get the biggest hugs. And as they say time marches on whether we want it to are not.

Gosh yes!!! I miss my kids running to the door when I got home from work and shouting mommys home mommys home!!! I have 4 kids 9, 4, 3, 2 yrs old. Even with the oldest I still remember the day he was born as if it was only yesterday. He will be ten in august. Two of them are in school now and another will be going to preschool in september. And the youngest will be in preschool the year after.... I dont know what we will do when the time comes when they wont be here during the day. They do grow up so fast. Sometimes it doesnt seem fair.... wouldnt you wish they would so young for longer?

Hi hdjohnson, First of all, Happy Birthday to your angel. Hope she is enjoying her day. All parents are like that. They don't want to their kids grow up. My hubby is saying everytime, my elder son was small, 'let him like the same way and don't want to grow' and now the he is saying the same to the younger one, and I just smiling on his demand. I know what he meant, kids are so cute and spending time with them is really interesting but time is running so fast and they are growing. Now my younger is going to be two year in April, he started to talk and we are really enjoying the time spending with him. Sometimes I also think if a small kid at home everytime, it is really fun. But time won't wait for us.(lol)