all 16 months of you...

i love you on your 16 month birthday for so many reasons.

i love your gap toothed smile. i love that you are sweet to babies.

i love your Fascza blue eyes. i love your Tonellato nose.

i love that you loved us even more when you were sick.

i love when you smile and run to me when you haven't seen me for awhile.

i love that you don't have stranger anxiety. i love that you love golf.

i love that you love balls and the 1st word out of your mouth everyday is ball.

i love that you know how to kick. i love that you hate the trampoline at toddler gym.

i love your new "dirty" look that you give us when you are puzzled or bugged by something.
i don't love that you hit but do love that you give away your tired "secret" when you do it.

i love that you finally don't cry during swim class. i love that you are a book nerd.

i love that you would never stop eating, ever if I'd let you.

i love that you eat everything. i love that you adore your grandparents.

i love that you love dogs. i love that you only say one syllable words.

i love that you speak sentences without any words in them.

i love that you dance like crazy. i love that you waddle, waddle, waddle when you see a penguin.

i love that you adore your bed. i love your nerdy hair style.

i love that you won't smile when i'm trying to take your picture.

i love that you don't cry when you get your hair cut.

i love that you can eat with a fork and a spoon and you hardly make a mess.

i love that you can throw a REAL temper tantrum with flailing and screeching included.

i love that you all of a sudden like to hold my hand. i love the way you say "shoo."

i love that you're naughty enough that you need time-outs.

i love the way you waddle when you run and that you may move faster when you're walking.

and on and on...

i love you the exact way you are. just always be you.