you are three-and-a-half 
and just perfectly so
my simplest requests
usually met by your no
you are testing each limit
and pushing them too
each boundary i set
has to stand up to you
you assert yourself daily
needing to be heard
losing your patience 
should i miss a word 
tidal waves and tsunamis
of emotions blow in
second later, clear skies
and your megawatt grin
you are just as you should be
you are perfectly you
a marvelous display
a toddler through and through
i would not change a thing
have it some other way
each milestone you leap over
each turbulent day
and oh, how I loved you
when you were two
but there’s so much you do now
then, you couldn’t do
and oh, how I loved you
when you were one
but you won’t hear me saying
that one was more fun
each new year brings new magic
and a new little you
think i can’t love you more
then with each year, i do
you are three-and-a half
and just perfectly so
you’re here showin’ Mama
how to let go
how to just be
see i’m learning you know!
you are changing so much,
i love watching you grow.
you are three-and-a-half,
and just perfectly so.