That’s how Ava pronounces her name.
Today’s a big day for me. I’ve been trying to get Ava to say her name for a while now, and this evening was the first time I’ve heard her do it.
That it’s taken so long is our fault. Leah and I have been calling her “baby” for a long time now. Up until today, when we’re all sitting together Ava will occasionally point at Leah and say, “mama.” Then she points at me and says, “dada.” Then she points at herself and says, “baby.” Technically she’s right, of course; She’s the baby.
The catch is, we want her to stay our baby. And we want her to be Ava. I guess what we really want is for her to be like Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing. I’ll be Jerry Orbach’s character. It’ll be great.