I debated waiting to post until I have all of the photos from Polly's birthday party, but I wanted to share how we were feeling on her big day and how much fun everything was, long before we talk about how pretty it all was (but it was so pretty!). I used to pride myself on being wholly unsentimental (and, yes, I realize how ridiculous that sounds). I didn't get super emotional on "first days" with the big girls and I never felt sad to leave stages behind -- it has always been so fun for me to watch the girls grow up and it's hard to be sad about things they are so excited about themselves. I don't know what changed with the birth of our third baby girl -- hello, midlife crisis -- but I'm having a harder time watching the days go by than I ever have before. This milestone was ...