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September 18, 2004
Happy Birthday, Signa!
Dear Mrs. Magillicutty,
Today you are two. Two years old. I've spent two whole years with my girl and I love you more every single day. You are so fun and so loving and so silly and so self-aware. I know it will surprise me in 20 years when I read this back and realize you are STILL fun and loving and silly and self-aware. But for now, I am just in awe of you and how YOU you are.
If God gave me a magic wand and said, "HERE, YOU MAY CHANGE SOMETHING ABOUT SIGNA TO MAKE HER BETTER!" (God surely speaks in capitals) I would hand Him the wand back and say, "Thanks, but no thanks. She's perfect just how she is."
Okay. I'm lying. I'd make you like to sleep a bit more, but really that's it. You are just wonderful.
Your loves this year have been many and I really should make a list. I bet there is at least one love per letter of the alphabet:
A- Apple. You love to say, "Apple" like they do in Snow White ("There was... an AHHHHH PLLLE")
B- Big Head Dogs. They are called "The Dog" and have tiny bodies and
big heads. You love them.
C- Cereal. You love Apple Jacks just like Dad.
D- Dad. You really love Dad. I think you think he's just part of you, since he's always there for you. Bet you'll always feel this way.
E- Elephants. You loved them at the zoo. We need to go back there.
F- Fish. You like to say, "Ish!" and at the grocery store, you love that the fish are also balloons (in the seafood section they have fish-shaped helium balloons)
G- Gone. One of your first concepts. Taught to you by the Teletubbies.
H- Hot dogs. Sometimes it's all you'll eat.
I- Ice cream sandwiches. I can't have one unless I share.
J- Jumping. You try and try, but only get to your tip toes. But when other kids jump, you laugh and laugh.
K- Kids. You laugh maniacally around them, just from sheer joy.
L- Lions. You even recognize the MGM lion logo from afar on tiny movies and roar.
M- Movies. You like them more than Momma, which would be the other M love. Third would be music. I think M might be your lucky letter.
N- No. For some reason, when we say this, you laugh. So you must love "no".
O- Open. You love to open the cabinets. And then close them when we say, "Close that, please."
P- Potato. For "Hot Potato" You still love the Wiggles and now do the whole Hot Potato song.
Q- Quack. You love to put your hands under your arms and quack like a duck.
R- Rocks. See "S" because if it's not sticks, it's rocks.
S- Sticks. One in each hand for HOURS. You love sticks. But also Spiderman and Superman. So maybe S is your lucky letter.
T- Talking. Not that you do it much, but when you say something and we figure out what you are saying, it makes you very happy.
U- Unison. When Dad and I sing in unison, you just clap and clap.
V- I'm having trouble thinking of a v thing... but I know there is one! I could use VIOLIN because you like all music, but that would be cheating, as I'm sure there is something better... I'll come back with it sometime someday.
W- Walking. You love taking walks with Dad each day. You go to the park or just for a walk. But you get upset if you go a different route than you are used to. I wonder if this will be a pattern for you...
X- Xylophone (duh, what else could it be?). You don't have one, but I just know you'd like it as it would make music AND you could hit it with a Stick.
Y- Yes. You love to nod your head and say, "ES!"
Z- Zoo. You loved going to the zoo and seeing all the animals.
But even though you have all these loves, none of them can remotely compare to how much I love you.
My little two-year-old.
Love,
Momma
Posted by Debbie at September 18, 2004 07:21 AM