Happy 2nd Birthday Stephen!

 
 
 
 

My sweet boy here are all the things I love about you:
1. That you were born on November 30th
2. That you never cried when I dropped you off at daycare (10weeks-18 months)
3. That you made me art for every occasion at daycare
4. That you resemble me over Daddy
5. That you tell me you love me at least once a day
6. That you’re not a morning person
7. That you love for us to reread books over and over
8. That you love to read to yourself
9. That you hate to get your diaper changed
10. But when it’s time for bed you insist on a diaper change to delay time
11. That you love all my quirky made up songs to the tune of “Frairizaka”
12. That you love your Thomas the train tooth paste
13. That you finally let me help you brush your teeth after I let you brush for at least 30 seconds on your own
14. That you love pizza
15. That you love your little brother Jonathan
16. That one time I caught you feeding Jonathan a bottle
17. That if you see Jonathan’s pacifier you instantly try to put it in his mouth
18. That you are scared of the moon
19. That you “say Momma, go in living room?” in the morning when you’re ready to get out of bed
20. That you have slept until 8 am recently
21. That you walk around the house sometimes with your hands behind your back like you’re in deep thought
22. That you can spell your name
23. That you can recognize your alphabet letters
24. That you like to say “Good Job, Stephen, Good Job”
25. That you give yourself away when you scoot up on the coffee table by saying “Get Down!”
26. That you love to color “paper”
27. That you like to turn on the dishwasher
28. That you don’t try to open the door when you can reach the knob
29. That you love to watch football and Noggin (Nick Jr.)
30. That you like helping unload the dishwasher
31. That you like to help vacuum
32. That you try on all of Daddies shoes all the time (especially his boots)
33. That you can recognize cars that look like Mommy, Daddy, Jamie and Noni’s cars
34. That you love your cousin’s Chance, Callie, Hunter and Titus
35. That you figured out an upside down M is a W during a diaper change
36. That you can count to 20 but you always forget to say eleven
37. That when you are about to color you always ask for pink first
38. That you love your “bath-bath” time
39. That you like to play "peek-a-goo" with your little brother
40. That you love to eat your fruits and vegetables
41. That you sympathize with other children when they are upset
42. That you love Dora and Diego
43. That you enjoy going outside to ride your bike
44. That you still take a 2 hour nap
45. That you love to put stickers on paper (with my help)
46. That icecream is your favorite treat
47. That you love to read your toddler bible with Daddy and Mommy
48. That you love to "look at pictures" on the computer
49. That you call Jamie Aunt Momma (a few times)
50. That this morning at 11:06 AM you turned 2 years old