1.7

mi niña dulce..who kisses more than she hits and laughs more than she throws tantrums. And who says sorry when she's done something wrong faster than you can register that you've been wronged. Who dominates all the parks in our area, even those scary iron steps that rainbow over, and the slides that go too fast even for me. Who wants to eat all day and be out having fun so long as she doesn't have to be tied to her car seat to get there. who says "parque" many many times a day in hopes of being taken over and over again. Who has the strongest will I've seen on a child, she asks for what she wants food or fun and that is what we do... not because we're such obliging parents but because she has such a sweet way of asking for "galletitas" or "dora, dora" or "cicycleta" or "fuera" her eyes always shining and her gapped grin always in a smile and always with a "please" "gracias" or "de nada." Vale who never wants to go to sleep until she gets her Goodnight moon book and her own goodnight apartment routine completed by dad who is now in charge of putting her to bed...a favorite of mine that is now his own with her. Little Vale not so little anymore taking up three fourths of her crib. Vale who is fitting into her 2 year old clothes like a champ and chugging smoothies mommy sneaks kale into..who bathes in her "berca" until her water is cold and she's exhausted. I don't know how we can love you more than this and yet we do with every new day.