This picture was taken back in July I think. It was on the way home from our ward's beach day that we would go to every Tuesday in the summer (that explains the sand all over her face and her greasy, sunscreened hair and body), she would pass out from exhaustion the second she got in her car seat. Back when she was still using her binkie, back when she didn't know how to climb/fall out of her crib, back when she didn't have nearly as big of an attitude, back when she was still the baby of the family, back when she still seemed so small to me.
Why is it that the second I brought Bennett home from the hospital Ava seemed to grow about two years? I hate that so much! I still want her to be my baby and get all of the youngest child attention that she used to. I know that is what is going to stop me from having a million babies...feeling guilty about not being able to give them each enough of my time. It's so weird for me each and every time I look at Ava now...I honestly think of her as this beast child...all of a sudden she's chunkier, taller, and more mature than she was before Bennett came along. At least she's not the type to get forgotten in this family...she definitely speaks up and DEMANDS her amount of attention whether we like it or not :-)
2 comments:
I felt the exact same way with Ellie when Carson was born. All of the sudden she was so grown up. And SO sassy!!!!
I know. She had seemed to grow up so much between July 18 when I left an November 3rd when I returned to California.
She's really not chunky at all just seems like it when compared to how skinny Bennett is :)
I bet he'll have put on some weight by the time I see him again on Christmas.
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