My Two Year Old Baby

I can't believe my baby boy is 2 years old today! Happy Birthday, Carter. Mommy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know. You bring so much joy to our lives. I thank the Lord everyday that he gave you to our family to love and enjoy!!!

Paint on the wallpaper, crumbs in the car.

Six crayons lodged in the new VCR.

Stains on the curtains and jam on the floor.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

Giving his brother a punch and a kick.
So much chocolate he makes himself sick.

Banging his forehead and starting to roar.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

Scrapes on the arms and the elbows and knees.

Breaking my cell phone and losing my keys.

Dribble that's oozing from every pore.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

Losing his teddies and breaking his toys.

Making a quite unbelievable noise.

Asking for candy and then wanting more.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

Trying to take a bite out of some coal.

Trying to take a drink straight from the bowl.

Whining so much that he makes himself sore.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

Climbing on tables and jumping off chairs.

And when I'm not looking, a dash for the stairs.

My hole-ridden shirts I suspect that he tore.

That's what my two year old baby is for.

But...

To give me a cuddle and kiss me goodnight.

Pulling me closer and squeezing me tight.

I give him so little, he gives me much more.

Now that's what my two year old baby is for!

Found this poem here.