Welcome Maryellen! What great advice about not wishing our kids lives away. I have an 8 month old, and she is getting big WAY too fast. I wanted to let you know that I'm a moderator for the site, and I'm here to answer any questions that you might have. I notice that you have a toddler, here's a fun group to talk about all the issues and fun things about this age (maybe since you've done this before you can shed some light on the subject).
http://www.workitmom.com/group_toddlertalk