The baby grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was two years old, and he ran all around the house. He pulled all the books off the shelves. He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and he took his mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes his mother would say, "This kid is driving me CRAZY!"
But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor, and if he was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.
While she rocked him she sang:
I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.**
Happy 2nd birthday, my sweet Jackson!
You fill my life with incredible joy. I am so proud of you and who you are becoming - a boy with a kind heart, a love for learning and a personality that makes me laugh every day.
I love you forever!
*Photo by Claire Aydt
**Excerpt taken from "Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch
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