A big milestone...

There's so much going on in the life of a toddler. Today we reached the big milestone of the big bed. I was soo very excited about putting it together and bringing Melina home from schoolhouse and seeing her excitement. I guess I didn't think too much about it. Then just a few minutes ago as I was putting her to bed I realized there would be no more rocking her and holding her and singing to her before I put her down. We even took out the chair I've used to hold her and read her stories in and sing to her. Just trying to sing, "You Are My Sunshine" was really hard. She's three years old and I still remember bringing her home and having her bed next to mine. I remember waking up in the middle of the night to make sure she was breathing. I remember putting her in her crib for the first night. Of course I remember the late night/early morning feedings, but they pale in comparison to the happy memories. I've sung to her every night I could. I've read to her or been there when hubby reads every night I could. She's one of the best things that's ever happened to me.