On the Eve of 2 Years Old

On the eve of Ava turning 2, I just spent some time pondering how quickly 2 had snuck up on us. Some phases felt like they would never end and other phases slipped quietly by. It all adds up to how quickly life passes us by. I know that as a teacher, I am always counting down the days until our next break and in reality, I feel like sometimes I am wishing away Ava's babyhood and toddler hood. My friend Licia posted a comment on here last week about a song her dad used to play with her. I looked it up and these are the lyrics: Never One Again by Alabama







Play with the presents from the boys and the girls.
Your big day is over. The cake is all gone.
We sang you to sleep with the birthday song.
No. you'll never be one again.
The two's are tumbling on in.
Daddy's little girl is growing up in the world.
You'll never be one again.



The toy piano is quiet in the hall as Kermie the frog sits watching it all.
And soon your legs will and make the tricycle go and take you away from us all.
No. you'll never be one again.
The two's are tumbling on in.
Daddy's little girl is growing up in the world.
You'll never be one again.
Goodnight, Baby.
Goodnight, Daddy.

Thanks Licia for posting about this. It is a beautiful song and really spoke to what I was feeling. Imagine the irony that Ava got a tricycle from Nana and Pop the day before she turned two. Those twos did tumble in on us...