Avery...

Avery is super excited to be a big sister! I know she really has no clue what this really means or how her life is about to change....I don't think any of us do..ha!!! =) We talk about the baby all the time and about her being a big sister! She knows there is a baby in my belly and will show you where it is! She even wants to kiss the baby and talk to it sometimes, which is sooooo sweet! I can not wait to see her as a big sister. I know she is going to be such a good big sister, such a little mommy! She already has the bossy part down, so I know that won't be a problem, we all know you have to be bossy to be a big sister! She tells me how she is going to feed the baby, rock the baby, sing to the baby, hold the baby and kiss the baby! I can't wait to see her with the new baby! I just hope she doesn't change her mind once it is here! =)
Avery is just the BEST thing in the world....I can't imagine another child like her. I know the new baby has a lot to live up to! =) She is just growing up right before my eyes...I wish she would slow down a little bit! She is so funny and sweet and full of joy and life! Yesterday when Ryan got home from work she said "Hi Daddy, Welcome to our castle!!" She is FUNNY!!!!! She always tells me "You are my mommy, daddy is my daddy, Bruiser is my dog and I am your sister!" hahaha! I try to tell her that I am not her sister, but I think she is a little confused with all of this big sister talk. She will tell me "Mommy, I have to tell you a secret, and whisper in my ear "I love you soooo much!!!" I just love her more than anything and LOVE when she does that! Or she will say "Mommy, you are my best friend!" She is just a little person now and now a baby at all! I love that we can have actual conversations now and she understands what I am saying and I can understand her and what she is saying! She is at a perfect age! Some of the things she says that remind me she is still a baby (even if just barely): She still says logurt for yogurt! She says orangeres for oranges....fowler for flower!!! And, a few others that I love b/c it shows me she isn't totally a big girl yet!!! I just love her so much and want to soak up every single second of our time together!!! I want to remember every single thing even though I know I won't because I have already forgotten so much! Like the way she likes to turn on her own bath water every night and the way she wants Ryan to swing her in her towel and the sound of her laughing that will just make you want to squeeze her!!! The way she likes to carry her "ladder" around every where with her and use it for everything: turning on the lights, washing her hands, to open the door, to do the dishes...she loves her ladder! The way she loves to sing and dance and is ALWAYS moving...this girl is NEVER still, but I LOVE it!! I am sooooo thankful that she can sing and dance and move around all of the time! I am soooo blessed and soooo thankful for the perfect gift of Avery! I can not believe we are going to blessed in such a huge way again!!! =)