Oh-Bla-Di

Another lesson in parenting two children….equal blog time.    Here’s a little update on our favorite girl.

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Now that we’ve all had a couple of weeks to adjust to the idea of having another person in our house, Ava’s begun to settle down into her new normal.  She became quite the high energy kid for the couple of weeks while she was home with us, but she’s gone back to school this week and is getting a bit more back to normal.  Having a baby come to class twice a day with her has made her a bit of a rockstar at school, so I think she’s enjoying a little of that attention as well.

She’s still dressing up into a variety of costumes any time she has a chance.  Whoozy has a very active imagination and we hear all kinds of stories about princesses, monsters, spiders, and various other creatures all day long.  A few days ago, she asked for a magic wand at breakfast.  Ten minutes later, Matt & I had managed to cobble something together for her.  Seriously, happiest kid on the planet.

In spite of some of the early challenges, we’re really excited that Ava loves her baby brother so much and has found her space in our new family of four.  She’s a great helper with his diapers and she chooses his outfit every morning.  She gets excited when he’s awake to look at her and is even ok with his crying.  Just yesterday, she reminded me as I tried frantically to get him to stop before we left in the van, “Mommy, he’s ok.  He just needs a little cry.”

Our girl is wise beyond her years and turning into a wonderful big sister.  So, so proud of her.  Love you, Pappers.