You’re two years old today, baby boy! I’m tempted to say, I can’t believe you’re two! The time has flown by! But I don’t say it. I don’t even think it.
It’s just not true, because I CAN believe it. It hasn’t flown by. It didn’t flash behind me. If anything, it feels like longer.
Has it really only been 730 nights of wakefulness? Yes, since the day you were born, I’ve snuggled and buggled you at night time. You hardly resist. We’ve found a comfortable place of you curled up in me and me just loving you. Oh, but I’m not fooled. It hasn’t been all lovey dovey. I think there has been a time or 402 that you’ve cried at night time. Maybe.
And have we really only spent 112 weeks trying to figure out how to go from one child to two? Must be more than that. After all, babe, the first thing she did when she woke up is find you and say “Happy Birthday, brother!” Many times. And she ended the day giving you so many sweet kisses, to which you simply replied, "More!" She even let you play with her Hello Kitty today. Wow, she loves you. It has to have been more than 2 years for her to develop such a love for “my baby, my best friend, Dai-noa, silly boy.” But don’t be fooled. You have a nice way of annoying her, on regular occasion. She needs her space, child. You don’t.
Oh, and there are surely more than 24 months that you’ve found a way to make a mess. You are my ragamuffin. Dare I say you get it from...me? I am sure there are more than 2 years of juice covered, macaroni filled floors I’ve cleaned. And crusted dirt shirts I’ve washed. And combination mess face I’ve wiped - or left alone.
But mostly, Kainoa. Mostly I can’t believe it’s only been two years that I’ve spent falling in love with you. TWO YEARS! Two years is how long it takes to grow out your hair, not how long it takes to love like this.
Kainoa. You’re two years old. Let’s keep on keeping on.
I love you both, all!
ReplyDeletevery sweet! wow, time has flown by! happy Bday, Kainoa :)
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