Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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.

4 comments:

Heidi Bruch said...

i love that this post made me cry.

Jess said...

So sweet.

Erwin said...

It's impossible for me to even imagine how I ever lived without Will, and it's only been 16 months. I love him so much!

Liz said...

We love you too Will! I love that you are sort of an old soul...you do everything a 2 year old does and you are only 1. I agree with Erin - I don't remember life without Will Will.