Two years ago today, you taught me an important lesson about a Mommy's love and how big it could grow (A Second Love). You changed our world all over again, and filled in an empty piece of our family that we didn't even know was missing.
I love your spirit. I love your determination. I love your "class clown" sense of humor. I love that you're fearless - even if it does cost me ten years off of my life every time you jump off of something tall... I love your smile - especially when it's full of mischief. I love your curly, strawberry-blonde hair. I love your hugs - little arms wrapped tight around my neck and squeezing me with all the love you have in your little body. I love YOU.
Your energy and excitement about the world around you makes my heart happy and leaves me confident that you will accomplish anything and everything that you ever set out to do. While the fact that you don't take 'No' for an answer, push your way through any barriers, and have the athletic prowess of an Olympic athlete at the age of 2 is really quite exhausting for me currently (especially in restaurants, stores, church...in public) - I hope that you keep those qualities forever. They will serve you well in Medical School...or as a professional athlete...or as a circus performer.
My Daire-Devil - even though you committed the following offenses at your birthday dinner tonight: jumped up and down in the booth, climbed back and forth under the table, shouted "Hellooo!!!" to people in all corners of the restaurant...and in the lady's ear behind us, flung sauce everywhere, got food in my hair, lost your silverware (3 times), destroyed your straw then dumped your drink out on the table, threw the salt and pepper shakers, pulled out my earring and yanked my hair on the way to the bathroom for your "talk," and somehow got choco taco pieces INSIDE of the sleeve of your jacket, which you did not even have on while eating, I still wouldn't trade any of it.
You're too much fun and have too much fire inside of you for me to wish you any other way.
Having said that - I WILL be nailing your bedroom windows shut around the age of 13. And I might homeschool you.
I love you baby girl...always, forever, and upside down.
♥M(ommy)
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