Birthdays are hard on moms

Birthdays are always hard on moms. Today I’m pondering the old adage, “the days are long but the years are short,” and oh man is it true. My teeny tiny baby girl turns three today!

Somedays I long to go back to when she was a baby. We found out about her heart condition when she was two years old, and the next 5 months were a whirlwind of stress and doctors’ appointments. I don’t remember much of her just being little.

Happy 3rd Birthday Camden

However, I wouldn’t trade the right-now for anything! Camden is everything I ever wanted in a daughter (even though I originally wanted all boys). She is independent to the max. She is fearless. She is just the right mix of introvert and extrovert. She is sassy, but she loves fiercely. She’s fairly easy-going, and so, so BEAUTIFUL.

Now that she’s really starting to talk it is so fun getting to know her sweet little spirit. I gave her a birthday interview, so I could always remember who she is at this moment, and here are her answers.

Camden at Three Years Old

1. What is your name? Tam-den
2. How old are you? (holds up 3 fingers)
3. Who is your favorite person in the whole world? Ummm. Dada.
4. What is your favorite color? Pink and puh-puh (purple)
5. What is your favorite TV show? Peppa Pig
6. What do you love to wear? Princess Dress
7. What is your favorite activity? Dance Class
8. What is your favorite song? Frozen (Let it Go)
9. What is your favorite food? Fruit
10. What is your favorite cereal? Chee-ohh’s (Honey Nut Cheerios)
11. Who is your best friend? Emmaline and Tasha Maci (Tasha & Maci are actually two people)
12. What do you want to be when you grow up? Princess
13. Who do you want to marry? Me Marry Dopey (from Snow White)
14. What’s your favorite movie? Frozen & Coraline
15. Where do you like to go on vacation? To get my hair fluffed (???)
16. What’s your favorite ice cream? Pink
17. What’s your favorite thing to do? Play with people toys (PJ Masks, Peppa Pig, Little People & Frozen)

I have to stop writing now, or I’ll just cry. I just wanted to share a little bit about my favorite girl on her special day.

**All Images taken by Mandy Poulsen of Beautifully Bliss Photography