17 months

To my little one:

The fact that your 17 month "birthday" fell on Thanksgiving did not go unnoticed. I was just too busy to write, which is okay, because I had you in the front of my mind as what I was most thankful for as I scrubbed floors for company.
I am thankful when you are cute and silly. I am also thankful for the times when you are not...when you are unbearable and make me want to rock back and forth in a corner. I am thankful for those times because it shows that you are a normal 17-month-old. I know we are in for it in the coming months, as you emerge into toddlerhood (read: tantrumhood).
You are going to push my limits, some days you may even push me over the edge. Daddy has stocked up on wine for those days.

I am thankful that it is you who is going to teach me about me.

Love,
Mom