So far, the coolest thing about having Emmett in the house is how much more I’ve come to appreciate Ava.
Leah would say I’ve become much more dictatorial lately, which is probably true. And I’ll admit to coming from the Spare The Rod Spoil The Child school. But this new found appreciation of Ava isn’t really about that. Suddenly there’s a different awareness of her as a person. I always knew she was amazing, but her personality really seems to be starting to form now, and it’s something to watch.
And the hell of it is, it seems like only I can see it. Take this video, for example:
There’s something different about the way she moves. How she points her fingers. How she walks. Maybe it’s nothing. Maybe it’s a phase. Maybe it’s just Ava on this day in this fountain and it’s never going to be Ava again. But it seems like more. Life is rich.
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1 Leah // Jun 18, 2009 at 7:44 am
This post shocked me. You've been so very hard on her lately that it seems like just the opposite to me: I've been feeling like you appreciate her far less now that Emmett is here. Huh. Go figure.
2 map // Jun 18, 2009 at 8:06 am
Shows how much YOU know!
3 Cindy // Jun 18, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I think it some times feels like everything out of your mouth is “no” “stop it” or “we don't do that” when you bring a baby home to join the family. I think in reality we were already saying those things, but the growing-family-guilt makes everything seem louder and more noticeable.
4 jwh // Jun 19, 2009 at 8:32 am
note to self: don't let hunter watch cute videos of ava playing in the water…
i'm going to hear “i want to play with a-ba!” for days. nevermind the pointless discussion about what iowa is…
of course, if hunter were there, she would have shed her clothes and run through that water wearing nothing but her crocs and a smile…
what would ava think of that?
5 Lauren // Jun 19, 2009 at 4:56 pm
ditto Cindy.
6 Lauren // Jun 19, 2009 at 10:56 pm
ditto Cindy.
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