your love of laughing and making others laugh
you shy downward head tilt where your eyes still look up
your obsession with books
the way you crawl as fast as you can when you see a door or the gate open hoping to make it through
before you get caught
the way you look back to see if I am watching you when you reach for the night light and smile when I catch you
you laughing as I chase you and your dad around or down the stairs
the way you hold on to my arm
the curly whiffs of hair
your love hate relationship with brushing your teeth
the way you gravitate toward family pictures
the way you feed maddi, even food you like and want to eat
your obsession with bananas
they way you try to put on your dads glasses
when you hold up any object as if it is a phone
the way you try to communicate with me
how you call me mama
coming into your room in the morning and seeing you standing up in your crib waiting for me, calling out to me, "mama mama mama" it melts me
your daring adventurous spirit, because I know it comes from me
the trust you have in me and your dad to keep you safe
the rolls of your thighs
the crease in your neck
penelope
the endless babbling, especially when you are mad, "yabadaba baba tru ta go ba me fafla cho be maja nera fho!"
when you are so quite and when you are so loud
how you keep a secret personality for when you are home and comfortable, the wild child, most don't get to see
the way you keep up appearances that you are an angel... you are most of the time
how you pick your nose when you are nervous
the way you put your arm by your head when you give high-fives
how you are such a picky eater, another trait from me
the way you try and play games just to laugh
your eyes
the sweet nose
how you hate having your hands trapped in a shirt
your pointing
the way you love your dad and light up when you see him
your willfulness, a trait from your dad
how you hate socks and shoes, my barefoot baby, just like your grandma
the way your nose crinkles in the middle when you smile
I could go on forever
I just love, love, love everything about you
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