Christmas, and your upcoming birthday!

Liam,
You had SUCH a great Christmas! Santa was a big fail, twice, but you loved the Christmas tree. On Christmas Day, you must have said "Merry Christmas, Mommy" to me at least 10 times. Pretty much the cutest thing ever. On Christmas Eve, you wanted to open all the gifts, whether they were for you or not. When you saw your train table on Christmas morning, you were SO excited. That day, you played with it literally every waking moment, other than during meals. You just love that thing, and it makes me so happy to see you happy. You loved to hear me sing Jingle Bells, and you'd try to join in, too. You'd also ask me to sing "la la la" which was Deck the Halls. So cute. On Christmas night, you and Daddy and I drove around and looked at Christmas lights. I think we'll have to make that into a yearly tradition.

You're talking more and more every day. It's crazy. I swear you can repeat almost anything. This morning, you were running around singing a mixture of the Barney song/Twinkle Twinkle/Three Blind Mice. It was truly hilarious. I just love to hear your sweet voice.

Your birthday party will be this Sunday, the day before your birthday. I think we should have around 15 to 20 people there. I don't know how they'll all fit in our house... but we'll make it work! I'm hoping that you don't freak out about all those people... but I think you'll be okay. It's going to be an Elmo party. We ordered your Elmo/Big Bird cake at the grocery store. I can't wait to see it!

I can hardly believe you're going to be 2. Today was my due date, 2 years ago. Little did I know I'd be waiting 5 more days for your arrival! You are the greatest thing that's ever happened to me, sweet boy. I love you.

Mommy

Just a quick post...

Liam,
Here's something I just posted on my mommy forum, that I wanted to save here, so I don't forget about it...

"Liam has been a maniac lately... but he has moments of such intense sweetness, I get teary-eyed. Last night, he didn't want to go to bed. I got him back out of his crib (where he was bawling) and rocked with him. He wanted me to hold him "like a baby" so he could look up at my face, and gently pat my cheek. I sang Christmas carols to him, and he'd pat or rub my face while I sang. We just rocked in the darkness for about 10 minutes, and I cried a good chunk of the time. At the end of each song, he'd clap and say, "Good job Mommy!" After a few carols, he had calmed down, and he went right to sleep without another peep."

I love you, Sweet Boy.

Mommy

Christmas!

Liam,
You are so ready for Christmas! You love messing with the Christmas tree... which makes Mommy very mad! You think it's just hilarious to hide under the tree, back in the corner where I can't reach you. Every time you see a pine tree, whether it has lights or not, you yell "Christmas tree!" and it's the cutest thing ever. We've been to the mall a few times, to watch other kids sit on Santa's lap. You haven't done it yet, but I'm hopeful that you won't be afraid when the time comes!

We got our first snow this weekend, and I bought you snowpants and boots. You haven't actually been outside in them yet though, because it's really cold. You love wearing the snowpants and boots in the house though. You think it's fun to fall backwards to the floor, because the snowpants give you extra padding. You also like to walk around, watching your feet, because your boots light up! Very exciting!

You say so many words now. Last night, we were reading a book, and you pointed at the animals and said, "Zebra. Monkey. Bear. Kangaroo." I had no idea you could say all those words! You amaze me with new words every day.

You've become quite a daredevil lately. You've always liked to climb, but lately you also like to jump from whatever it is you've climbed! I swear you're going to end up with a broken bone by the time you're 3...

Recently, you've begun to say "I love you, Mommy" after I say "I love you" to you. It just makes me want to cry every time. You're the sweetest boy in the world, Liam. I love you more than anything.

Love,
Mommy

Time is flying!

Liam,
I can't believe you're going to be two in less than two months! How is that even possible?! I've been so busy at work this fall. I haven't had time to update this blog in quite awhile, and I feel terribly about that.

You're saying so many words now. I think your phrase of the month is "moon and stars." Before we changed the clocks this last weekend, we would leave for daycare in the dark each morning. Every morning, you'd point up at the sky and say "moon and stars," and you'd sound so proud of yourself. Pretty much the cutest thing ever!

You're also saying lots of short phrases, such as "I do it," "I made it," "I see it," and "I read it." Gah! You're such a big boy!

A couple weeks ago, on Halloween weekend, you had QUITE the weekend. On the day before Halloween, you and Daddy and I went to an apple orchard. While there, you got to ride a train AND a pony! What an exciting day! And then later, at a Halloween party here in town, you got to go on a hay ride AND jump in a bouncy house! What a great day! Then, the next day was Halloween. You were the cutest monkey ever. We went trick or treating, and you ate two Reese's peanut butter cups AND two Kit Kats! I think you just might like chocolate... a little bit!

I love you so much, sweet boy.

Mommy

Big boy haircut!

Liam,
You got your second professional haircut recently, Liam, and it's so short! You look like such a big boy! I can see so much more of your precious little face now. I love it!

You are picking up new words all the time, and are repeating more and more. You're stringing more words together, like "ready set go!" and "I got it!" I love to hear all the things you have to say. I can tell you get frustrated when I don't understand you, and it makes me feel terrible. Just keep working on those words!

I love you more and more every day. You're so cuddly lately. Almost every time I pick you up, you put your head on my shoulder. Oftentimes, you just rub my arm, or neck, or check. Sometimes, you'll even put your hand in my sleeve, to rub my arm. It's pretty much the cutest thiing ever.

I'm leaving in less than a week for my trip to Florida. I hope you and Daddy have fun at home without me! You haven't been going to bed very well when I'm not home lately- last week you were up until 8:30 the night that I had choir practice. I hope you go to sleep better for Daddy while I'm gone.

Love you, sweet boy.
Mommy

How can it be September already?!

Dear Li Li Boy,
Today is September 1. I can hardly believe that another school year has started. Four years from now, you'll be in kindergarden! Gah! That's crazy talk! I'm much busier at school now, and can't leave work as early to come rescue you from daycare at the end of the day. This makes me very sad.

I just was approved to attend a conference for work in Orlando a month from now. I'll be away from you from Sunday through Wednesday. Then, I'll be gone again from Friday through Sunday of that week, to go to Iowa for my 10 year college reunion. I can't believe that I'll only get to put you to bed once that week! I'm sure you and Daddy will be just fine, but I know I will miss you more than I can even fathom.

I swear you have new words every day lately. Grandma brought us some pumpkins, which you call puppies. :) You can say (and identify) shovels and ladders. That must have come from a book. You repeated me and said "I'm sorry" once last week. It was precious. You try to say the names of all the trains on your Thomas DVDs. I like that instead of "Molly" the train, you say "Mommy." ")

Love you, my sweet boy.
Mommy

I love you!

Liam,
This weekend, you started saying/repeating "love you." I must say... my heart absolutely melts every time you say this. I love you too, sweet boy. Mommy will always love you, no matter what. You've also started saying "yes," as opposed to just nodding your head. You've had "no" down pat for awhile now... :)

I took the week off from work last week. You and I had a great week together. It was so much fun to go to the library, Barnes and Noble (to play with the "choo choos"), the mall, swimming, McDonald's for a Happy Meal, and for walks. I love my time with you, sweetheart. I cried numerous times over the weekend, when thinking about having to return to work again today. I wish I could spend every day with you, Liam. But, that's just not financially possible. I hadn't had that much time off since maternity leave, and it just reminded me how wonderful our time together is. I cherish every moment with you, my little monkey man.

You are all about trains right now. You got some new Thomas books last week, which we've read about a thousand times since then. You want to watch your Thomas DVDs all the time. I'm okay with this- it's a very calm show. I don't let you watch it all the time or anything, but a little bit is okay. Much better than a lot of the annoying crap that's on TV. Maybe someday we'll ride on a real train!

I love you, my sweet boy.
Mommy

First time away from Mommy!

Liam,
This last weekend, I went to visit your Auntie Cari. I was gone from Friday until Monday. You stayed home with Daddy. I'd never spent a night away from you... but it went well! You're teething (pointy incisors coming in on top), so you were kind of miserable some of the time, but you still did really well. Daddy said that at one point, you just wanted him to hold you in front of the fridge, and you two just stood there and you touched a photo of me on the fridge. When Daddy told me this on the phone, I cried. (Of course, I cried when you and Daddy left on Friday morning too.) I had a fun time with Auntie Cari- it was so nice to have a little break.

You've started to connect words together. Your latest phrase is "I'll get you," which you say while chasing me or Daddy around the house. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever.

You look like such a big boy all of a sudden. You're getting taller, and you look nothing like a baby now. We had your pictures taken a week ago, and you look like a boy, not a baby. The pictures are great- they were taken outside, at a park in Indianapolis. You really seemed to have fun, and it shows in the pictures.

You seem to be eating better lately. Maybe you'll finally gain some weight! In the mornings, you've really been chowing down. You'll eat some of your own food, and then some of both my breakfast and Daddy's. I hope you're eating as well at daycare too.

For the last couple weeks, you've been waking up really early- between 4 and 5:30. Please stop. You know I love you, but it's really killing me and Daddy. :)

I love you, Liam. You're becoming a big boy now, but you'll always be my baby.

Mommy

18 months old!

Liam,
You are now a year and a half! I can hardly believe it! You will have your 18 month appointment tomorrow. I'm hoping that you're at least 22 pounds... we'll see!

You say so many words now. It's amazing. Your most recent one is "happy." I love to hear you say it. You are such a happy boy. I love to hear/see you sign/say "more." It's much better than listening to you whine when you want something. Of course, usually when you want more of something, it's something from MY plate. I swear, you eat half my breakfast every morning!

I recently bought you a little inflatable swimming pool. You have so much fun in it, in even just a couple inches of water. I also bought you a teeball set this weekend. You love it! It's so fun to watch you swing at the ball. You're really good at kicking a ball around. Maybe you'll play baseball AND soccer?!

You haven't woken up during the night in weeks, if not months. It's wonderful. Today you woke up at 5:10 though, which was much too early. You really need to sleep until at least 6. When you do, you're in a much better mood all day!

You're going through a phase right now. You just seem to want "Mama" all the time. I love it... but it's exhausting. You're unhappy when Daddy gets you in the morning. You cry when I leave the room. You cry when I leave you at daycare. I love you so much, and it's so hard for me to walk away from you when you're crying, but I have to do it each morning. Hopefully this phase will end soon...

I love you so much, my sweet boy.
Mommy

So many words!

Liam,

You can say so many words now! Some of your words include: dog, banana ("nana"), apple, baby, ball, water ("wawa"), cheese, hi, bye, no, "not nice," Mama, Dada, book, outside ("side"), bubbles, and fish. You can point to your nose, mouth, eyes, ears, head, belly button, hands, and feet. You can point out lots of things in books, such as apple, ant, airplane, baby, book, ball, bear, car, cat, cake, cow, dog, elephant, flower, fish, guitar, goose, gorilla, horse, etc. (These are all in an ABC book that we currently have checked out from the library.) You can make animal sounds for a cow, sheep, dog, cat (well, you say "meee" but not "ow"), lion, monkey, pig (more of a clicking sound, like you're making the k sound from oink), and elephant (you try really hard to make the sound by putting your lips together and blowing hard). I'm so proud of you.

Today you're 17 months old! I can hardly believe that you'll be a year and a half in just a month!

You got new shoes yesterday. They're your first "real" sneakers, from Stride Rite. I put them on you yesterday, and you immediately wanted to run outside. I think you think that you're the fast boy in the world wearing them... and you are! They're really cool. :)

You've been sleeping so much better since you got your tubes. You used to wake up at 4:30-5:30 every morning, and you'd often wake up at some point during the night. Lately, you've been making it until 6-6:30 most days, and sleeping through the night! It's been wonderful for me and Daddy, but I really also think it's been good for you- you're so much more well-rested.

I took you swimming this past weekend. You were very tentative at first, and just wanted me to hold you, and you sucked your thumb. Within a few minutes though, you ventured away from me. By the time we left, you'd become VERY brave in the water! You even fell down and went all the way under a few times, and it didn't even seem to bother you! You amaze me, Liam.

Love,

Mommy

Tubes

Liam,
I took you to the pediatrician in early May, because I thought you had hand, foot, and mouth disease. It was going around your daycare, and you had a hideous rash on your butt. By the time I took you in, the rash was clearing up, but... of course, we discovered that you had another ear infection. So, we had to set up an appointment with the ENT.

We took you to the ENT on May 17. He said he definitely wanted to put tubes in. They looked at the schedule, and it was either wait about a month, which the doctor didn't want to do, or do it the next morning! So, you had tubes put in on May 18.

You were such a brave boy! You didn't have to have an IV or anything- they just use laughing gas to put you under. The surgery was done in about 10 minutes. When you woke back up, you were NOT happy! You cried off and on for about two hours. Finally, back at home, you passed out on my lap while watching Sesame Street. You then took a 4 hour nap, and when you woke up, you were back to being yourself again! You've been doing fine ever since. Hopefully, you won't have any ear infections anytime soon!

I love you!
Mommy

No more nursing :(

Liam,
I can hardly believe that you're now done nursing. You haven't really nursed in about 2 weeks now, and you haven't nursed at all in over a week. In between there, you tried to nurse for a minute or so a few times. Your nose has been snotty and yucky for the last month (allergies, I think), so you weren't able to suck very well, so I think you just kind of lost interest. I kept trying to get you to nurse, just one more time, so Daddy could take a picture of us, but it never happened because you had started to refuse (due to your inability to breathe/suck). I can't believe I never had him take a picture before. It makes me very sad that I'll never have a picture of this, but I know that I'll always have the beautiful memories in my mind. It's probably also good that you didn't nurse "just one more time," because I probably would have totally lost it during that nursing session. I had no idea that the last time you really nursed well would be the last time.

I loved nursing you, Liam. It was always our special time together. A time to be still and relaxed and just you and me. I can't believe that we're done. I would have nursed you longer, if you'd wanted to. I'm so proud of us for making it to 15 months! I know lots of other women have problems while breastfeeding, but I never did. It was easy from the beginning, and I rarely ever had any pain (other than when you bit me a few times!). I know it was the best thing I could do for you, and I'm so glad you never had a single drop of formula.

I was so scared to wean you, because I thought I'd have engorgement and pain, but I didn't since we did it so gradually. I haven't had any problems whatsoever. Thank goodness! I'm also glad that we were able to wean in a way that wasn't painful for you. You seem to be doing just fine. Now, we're reading a book before bed each night, sitting in the rocking chair where we used to nurse.

I love you SO much, Liam. In some ways, I feel like this is the end of you being a baby, and the start of you really being a big boy. But, you'll always be my baby.

Love,
Mommy

Words!

Liam,
You're finally starting to say some words! It's so exciting! This last weekend, you started saying banana ("nana")! I've always been worried that you're behind in terms of language development, but I think you're going to have a "language explosion" soon. I can just feel it! You definitely understand what we say to you. If we ask you to get the ball, or a book, you do it. And if we ask for a specific book, you'll pick exactly the right one out of your big collection of books. You can identify a dog, although really, you call almost everything a dog. :) You also love to say "no." I must say that I'm already tiring of this word. LOLLL

You're still nursing. We're just nursing in the evenings now. You've been waking up at around 5:30 every day. Daddy gets up with you and you guys have Daddy and Liam time while I sleep a little bit more, and then get ready for work. You watch "Curious George" each morning, and I think that Daddy enjoys it just as much as you.

The weather is getting nicer. Unfortunately, I bought you all 18 month clothes for the summer, and the shorts are all WAY too big! You're such a tiny little thing! (You were 20 lbs 14 oz and 30 inches at your 15 month appointment last week.) You like to play with the different balls that we have (basketball, soccerball, wiffleball), and run around outside. You also love to dig your hands into the dirt. I'm not so sure how long my pansies will last. :( I have a feeling that your hair is going to become really blonde this summer. It will be so cute!

You have two molars that have popped through, both on top. I know that you've been in a lot of pain because of this. I feel terrible because I can't do anything to help you.

I love you so much Liam.

Mommy

I think you're self-weaning :(

Liam,
Over the last week or two, you've become less and less interested in nursing. I don't know if it's because you're truly no longer interested, or if it's hurting you because you're teething (you have molars coming in), or if you're just pissed off that you're not getting as much milk any more. One night last week, after you refused to nurse at bedtime, I pumped, and I only got an ounce. :( So, I'm trying to come to terms with this. I'm not ready for you to be done nursing! Yet, at the same time, I kind of am. I just don't know. I've gone as long as 48 hours between nursings (on one side) a couple times in the last week, and I've been fine- no engorgement or leaking or pain. I hope that whenever we are done, for real, that it will be this easy and pain-free. We'll see.

You're chatting up a storm lately, and you just amaze me. I don't know what you're saying, but you're obviously trying to say something! You like to say a word that sounds a lot like duck, but I don't know if that's really what you're saying. You also try to say shoe. You definitely understand lots of words; now you just need to start actually saying them!

As of your appointment last Friday, your ears are finally clear! But, you're still on amoxicillin for 3 more weeks, until your 15 month appointment. So, you'll have been on antibiotics for 3 full months. So crazy. You were 20 lbs 11 ounces at your appointment, so you'd gained 9 ounces in 3 weeks! That's really good!

I love you, Liam. Seriously, I love you more than you could possibly ever imagine. I hope I can be the best mommy in the world to you.

Mommy

No more Chloe

Liam,
Last week, I took Chloe, our cat, to the animal shelter. I adopted Chloe in the August of 2003, so I'd had her for 6.5 years. When I adopted her, I knew that the prevoius owner had given her up for something hading to do with having a baby... I guess that I should have known that something would go wrong sooner or later if I had a baby...

Even before you were born, Chloe peed on things. Within just a few weeks of getting her, she peed on my brand new couch. Later, she actually peed in/on my purse, a pair of my shoes, and repeatedly on one chair in the living room. These were not accidents; she definitely did it on purpose. Still, she was a well-behaved cat, so we kept her.

After you were born, the peeing continued. She peed on the chair more, until we threw it away. When we got a new chair (that looked just like the old one) she peed on the new one within minutes of it being assembled. We had to get rid of the recliner after she peed on it too. For awhile, the only piece of furniture to sit on in the living room was the couch. She peed on your activity mat and a pile of your little toys (that you played with when you very little- like less than 3 months old).

As you got older and became more mobile, Chloe went into hiding. She definitely didn't like being chased by you. I know you never meant to hurt her. You just wanted to touch her and be her friend. But, she didn't like this. She would bat at you with her (thankfully) clawless front paws, and hiss. Then, generally, she'd run upstairs to hide where you couldn't get her.

The final straw was when she peed on Mommy and Daddy's bed. I decided I just couldn't do it anymore. She wasn't living a good life in our house. She was living in fear. It wasn't fair for her to be in our house anymore. She needed to be in a house where she would be the center of attention. So, I took her to the shelter. I cried all the way there, and cried the entire time I was filling out the forms. I cried all the way home. I cried, even though I know that this was the best thing to do.

I have no idea what will happen to her. Because of her history of peeing, they may not have put her up for adoption at all. But, I'm hopeful that they did, and that some lucky person will take her home and give her the attention she needs. It's not your fault that she's gone. I knew that this was coming for a long time. Like your daddy said, lots of other people would have gotten rid of her long before I did; I really have her SO many chances.

The thing that made me the saddest happened later the day I took her to the shelter. When you and I got home at the end of the day, I was carrying you upstairs. As we walked up the stairs, you began to wave, assuming that Chloe would be sitting at the top of the stairs, like she was every other day before that. Obviously, she wasn't there. You did it again the next day. I guess then that you forgot about her, because you didn't wave for her again.

You're my sweet boy, Liam. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone else. Maybe someday when you're older, we'll get a different pet. I don't know. We'll see.

Love,
Mommy

No more pumping!

Liam,

I've been pumping milk for you, at work and after you go to bed, for almost a year now. (Well, actually over a year, since I used to pump during the night sometimes while I was still on maternity leave.) My supply has been dwindling, and you're totally doing well with whole milk, so I decided to stop pumping this week. Tuesday, Feb. 23 was my last day of pumping. You'd been taking 4 oz. to daycare each day, to drink in your sippy with breakfast. I still have about 10 more bags of frozen milk at home, which you'll drink over the next couple weeks. We're still nursing in the morning and evening, and I hope we can continue to do so for as long as you'd like. I love our special time together. It's one of the only time you sit still and let me snuggle with you. :)

I'm so proud of myself for nursing you for so long. You never had a drop of formula, and I'm very proud of that too. I feel like I've given you the best possible start in life.

Love,
Mommy

Eating and ear infections

Liam,

You've never been a big eater. Even back when you were completely breastfed, you rarely nursed for longer than 10 minutes. (I had read that the norm was more like 20 minutes.) You never ate much babyfood, and now that you're eating all solid food, you don't eat much of those either. You finally went over 20 pounds last week! Yeah! I think you're still in the 4th percentile, but at least you're gaining! You don't realloy eat any vegetables. You'll chew them up, and right when I think that you'll swallow them, you spit them out. Mealtime is definitely a struggle. I think you'd be happy if you could just get by on cheese and peanut butter toast.

We went to Red Lobster yesterday, and you chowed down. You had a biscuit, chicken fingers, and fries. I don't think I've ever seen you eat so much in one sitting. :)

You're on amoxicillin twice a day for the next SIX weeks, for maintenance. You've had double ear infections for the last seven weeks. You first took amoxicillin, and then Augmentin, and then finally they did injections (three times in a week) of Rocephin. You poor, poor little guy. We'll see how they look six weeks from now- hopefully you won't have to get tubes.

I hope you start to talk soon. You jabber constantly, but no real words. I know that you have lots to say, and are trying so hard to talk to us. I konw that you'll do it soon.

Love,
Mommy

Getting closer to weaning

Liam,
We are now down to just nursing in the morning and evening. On weekdays (starting today), I nurse you on one side in the morning, and then I pump the other side when I get to work. Then in the evenings, I nurse you on one side, and pump the other side before I go to bed. On the weekends, I nurse you mid-morning too, rather than pumping. You seem to be dealing very well with weaning. I'm hoping that I can continue like this for awhile, but there's just no guarantee that my milk won't dry up quickly with such a reduced schedule. (Up until this week, I was pumping one side mid-afternoon at work, or nursing mid-afternoon on the weekends.)

I feel like weaning you will be the end of your time as a baby, and so this makes me very sad. I feel like it will also be the end of you really needing me. Obviously, deep down, I know that this isn't really true, but right now it feels like it is. I love you so much, and I have enjoyed our nursing time together and am sad to see it draw to a close. I'm so proud of myself for making it over a year, and I know I've given you the best possible start in life. I love you.

Mommy

Finally sleeping through the night!

Yes! You are finally sleeping through the night! About two weeks ago, you just suddenly slept through the night four nights in a row. On the fifth night, you woke up once, but I just rocked you for a couple minutes, and then laid you back down. I didn't nurse you. Since then, you've slept through the night every night! Once in awhile, you'll cry for a minute or so at some point, but you then go right back to sleep without me needing to come in to rock or nurse you.

This is a really big deal to me. You suddenly seem like a toddler. And, this is one less time that I'm nursing you each day, so it's one more step on the road to weaning completely.

I hope this continues. :) I love you Liam.

Mommy

1 year old!

I can't believe you're a year old now, Liam. The last year has been amazing. I love being your mommy. It's the greatest job in the world, but it's really not a "job" at all. I was meant to be your mommy. You are my greatest accomplishment.

I think you really enjoyed your birthday cake. You got to eat two of them! I made one cake for your "smash cake" professional pictures, and another one that we all ate on your actual birthday. I took lots of pictures and videos, to remember the special day. I can't wait to see your professional pictures. You wore an argyle sweater and khaki pants, and looked like such a big boy. You're really not a baby anymore.

You're in the toddler room full-time at daycare now. You run around and play with the big kids, and nap on a cot, and eat your breakfast and lunch there. Such a big boy.

You're favorite word lately is "go." You love to yell "GO GO GO!" It's so funny. You can mimic the sound of "cat" and "thank you" fairly well. I wonder what word will be next?! I can't wait to hear you say more words.

We made it to a year with breaastfeeding. I'm so proud of myself for this. You never had a drop of formula. You started drinking some whole milk last month, but you're still getting primarily breastmilk. I'm gradually decreasing the numer of times I pump milk for you at work each day. I'd like to continue to just breastfeed in the morning and evening... we'll see how it goes.

I heard a Dixie Chicks song today that I haven't heard in a few years. I immediately thought of you, Liam, and I cried and cried. The song is called "Lullaby." Here are the lyrics:

They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up.

I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up