To AJ on His 2nd Birthday

Little AJ, I cannot believe that my baby boy is already 2 years old.  It seems like I was just discovering that we were pregnant with you.  But you are such a wonderful little guy and a great joy to be around.  Its been so much fun to watch you grow up with your big brother and watch how your personality is different, the same, what you like, what you do, and the little things you say.  The first time you said "I wuv you" at the top of the stairs before I was about to tuck you in for the night melted my heart.  How you say "Hug you" when you want to be cuddled.  Missing your brother so badly when he is at school, and how you will start yelling "Coming Broder" when we are still driving to pick him up, and then while running to his classroom.  Its how when you give a hug you throw your whole body into it and cling onto us as hard as you can...we can just feel your love.  :)  You are a little character of a boy, like the time I gave a toy a rest because you were about to burn it out or worse and I told you that the truck was "sleeping"...then a couple hours later when you broke up a basketball game with your brother and put the balls away only to tell big brother "shhhhhhhh balls sleeping."  lol  You love balls, being outside, musical instruments, books, coloring, and following any love or interest that your brother has.  Mickey Mouse is by far your favorite character and show, but you also like Cars, Man (until just recently you called every super hero Man), Buzz Lightyear and Woody, and there seems to be a budding interest in Elmo.  You have always been my little eater and you love to eat Blue Berries, Strawberries, Mac N Cheese, Basil Pesto Talapia (yes advanced tastes here which I learned the hard way when you are half my dinner the first time we had it), grapes, yogurt, hot dogs, and tacos.  You started swim lessons this year and you seem to be a natural fish!  You loved it and quickly were blowing bubbles, flailing your arms, and kicking...you really seem to love the water.  Get you around the playground and your inner monkey comes out.  I really think you can climb anything as can be shown by the fact I have twice found you sitting on top of your changing table.  You love to smile and laugh, you are a natural flirt, you care for others and bring them toys and buddies when they are sad and you so quickly bring smiles and laughter to all those around you.   I love you my little buddy, I love every "squeeze", every smile, every new sentence, and now they way you say "I wuv you mommy."  I am the luckiest mom in the world to have been blessed with you and your brother and I cannot wait to see what your future holds.  Happy 2nd Birthday AJ, we love you very much!