Mia Turns Two! (A La Dr Seuss...)

My darling Mia, today you are two!

Just LOOK at all the wonderful things you can do!

You can climb up the stairs, dance, hop and sing

(But running around naked is by FAR your favourite thing)

You are busier than any other kid that I know

You do yoga, gymnastics, and swimming; Shelly in tow

To Daddys’ school you’ve gone every Wednesday this year

Ensuring that the “Roots of Empathy” curriculum is heard loud and clear

You have made friends with many of his students there

They read you books, play games and laugh at your crazy hair.

About that hair of yours, it needs to be said,

Went directly from me, with love, to your head

It is wild, it is crazy, (it likes nap-time the best)

You never KNOW what it will do to do but it’s ALWAYS a mess!

You speak many words and string lots of them together

But still have a few you refuse to surrender

Your blanket is “bee-da” your bottle a “Baba”

Grandma is “Namy” but Papa is still Papa

About him – you know- he’s your favourite of sorts

There’s a smile you reserve just for him and his cahorts

You don’t care that he forgets or walks with a cane

You go first to him, always running, hugs and kisses the game

Last weekend you two played Mr Potato Head together

It involved many giggles, dropped body parts – a total disaster

But you and Papa laughed your way through the worst

The smile on Grandma’s face, as she watched, I thought would burst!

And speaking of people you love, lets name a few

Shelly, Toby, Mommy, Daddy, Grandmas One and Two

You have friends galore – especially Jack, Jack and Anook

And of course to every dog you’ve ever met a fondness you took.

But your FAVOURITE animal of all, of course, is the Alpaca

Which we look for EVERY TIME we drive past it

I suspect by next year you’ll have a new fave…

Could I kindly suggest more rhyming options with IT’s name??

You’re a wonderful little sister to your loving big Brother

I can’t remember what he did before you – to him there is no other

You pull his hair, break his lego, steal his pillow and his cars

But he always forgives you because he loves you with all his heart

You’re not ALL evil, however, as you recently have shown

A great empathy for others with your inquisitive moan,

“O-KAY, Daddy?” you’ll ask if he’s in the garage for a time

Or to Toby if he falls, just to make sure he’s fine.

Yes, Mia, we know you’re tough, and always a hoot

But you’re a softie deep down, with a wicked humour to boot

These two years with you, my dear, have flown by

And I don’t really want you to grow any more, you know why?

Cause I love everything about you right now that makes you you

Your smile, your wild hair, your spunk and sweetness, too.

I fear one day you’ll be too old to cuddle,

Have a “baba” with your “beeda” in mama’s arms – our before bed snuggle.

You’re going great places I can tell that already

But don’t grow up too fast little girl, I’m really not ready!

Happy birthday to you, my shining star

Thank you for bringing us all so much joy thus far!!!