Two Years In

At year two, we have a one-year-old.

At year two, we know each other more, but talk less.

At year two, we bicker and joke in one breath.

At year two, we fight against patterns.

At year two, we know where to put each other's socks.

At year two, we travel long distances in silence and apologize for turning the air conditioning on or off.

At year two, the baby is more important than the two people who started this whole thing.

At year two, I still feel lucky.

At year two, we spend a great deal of time with our backs facing each other while we work on the computer.

At year two, he complains less about me leaving the door open.

At year two, I floss and pluck in front of him.

At year two, we think about having Christmas by ourselves and not travelling to visit family so much.

At year two, I can make at least five meals I'm sure he'll really like.

At year two, he still does not quite know how to buy the groceries.

At year two, I know very well how to buy the groceries.

At year two, we wonder if this will always be the size of our family.

At year two, we are tired of being poor all the time, but happy we are not that poor.

At year two, a gym membership is our primary social activity.

At year two, we have not seen a movie in nine months.

At year two, we do not know how we will travel 20 hours away to see a friend because how can a baby travel for 20 hours?

At year two, he has grown more handsome by any standards and not just my love-goggled ones.

At year two, there is no end in sight.

At year two, I hate to be home without him.

At year two, he went hiking with me because it's what I love to do.

At year two, we say, "I'll do better next time."

At year two, I worry he should write and read more.

At year two, I worry I get in the way.

At year two, I worry I can't get in the way.

At year two, we fight meaner.

At year two, we fight more productively.

At year two, we leave fights in the middle of them to fold laundry.

At year two, the car is filled with graham cracker crumbs.

At year two, the graham cracker crumbs have stopped bothering us.