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.