63,072,000 seconds and counting...

my dearest cadence,

in a couple of days, you will be turning TWO YEARS OLD. it just blows my mind how quickly 730 days can fly by.

...i still remember the moment i heard you crying for the very first time when you were born. you had such strong lungs, even though you were 3 weeks early! even now, i have to say that you are very good at projecting your voice, which bodes well for a future as a rock star, live theatre actor, politician or traveling tent revival preacher. i know that some grown-ups upon whom you inflict your vocal propelling skills may not yet see that potential, but you pay them no mind.

at this time, i will not recap your entire past two year history, as this blog has done nothing BUT that since your arrival on this planet, but i did want to commemorate your special day by emphatically exclaiming for all the world wide web to hear/read/whatever-you-call-it that “I LOVE MY CADENCE! I LOVE HER, I LOVE HER, I LOVE HER!!!” just think of that justifiably-much-loathed diamond commercial where the dude shouts out his love for his blushing wife to all the pigeons and passers-by in venice's st. mark's square, before he presents her with a huge-ass diamond anniversary ring that supposedly erases all the embarrassment he’s caused her up to that moment in time. that’s what i’m doing here. i hope it will erase all the embarrassment i may have caused you as i faithfully recounted for the whole world wide web these past TWO YEARS about your

...snotty

...nose-pickin',

...ass-crackin',

...poopin'

...boob-lovin'

...badass ways. among other things.

happy 2nd birthday, darling!

love,
your mama