A Letter

Dear Mom and Dad,
I have decided that now that I am one year old, I am going to be more of an angel than I was before my birthday. I am going to eat when you feed me, laugh when you tickle me, tolerate my brother, sleep when you put me to bed or to nap, give you things I'm not allowed to have, clean up after myself, show off when you're trying to impress your friends, and all around be wonderful. Be warned though, I don't know how long this perfection will last. As you are already aware, I am a baby, and babies change their minds all the time. But because you love me so much, and struggled with me and my attitude problem for one whole year, I think I'll give something back. I know it doesn't seem like much to some people, me just being a great baby, but I know in my heart what it means to you. I know that something as simple as going to bed wide awake and smiling, only to fall asleep within minutes without a single weep, is a very large gift to you. Maybe I can be a role model to my older brother by being so great and doing exactly as you ask, MOST of the time, instead of SOME of the time. I love you so much, so enjoy this gift of perfection while it lasts. Remember, Hayden's terrible two's started at about a year and a half so you don't have much time to take in as much babyness as you can get.

Love Alexander