It is almost lil' miss Avery Mae's 2nd Birthday. I have been thinking lately how much she acts like a little girl now. (And sometimes like a teenage girl!)
I did a post when she was a few months old about all the reasons I knew she was a girl. Well, it is becoming even more apparent every day. I think it is time for another one!
I catch little things she does every day that are so different from the boys. It usually makes me chuckle and catches me off-guard. Oh, how we love this little girl. I am so glad she is part of our family. And I don't know what we would do without her!
Here's to all the girly things about her:1) She is the BEST time-out supervisor in the whole world. Ever since she could walk, if someone gets put in time-out, she's there! She sits by her brothers, comforts them, and most recently has started lecturing them in her jibber-jabber voice. Her new phrase - "no no ga-ga." That means "no no Logan!"
2) Avery is always the first one on the scene when someone gets hurt. She loves to comfort, kiss, and nurture her brothers. She'll squat down and say....."okay" as in "you're okay." We just laugh. It doesn't matter what she is doing, if someone is crying, she has to drop EVERYTHING and go investigate.
3) She thinks she is everyone's mommy. She likes to walk Logan into preschool. She'll walk inside and make him giver her a hug. As she closes the door behind her, she'll say, "Have fun, ga-ga." And the funny thing is, she really thinks she's being a mommy.
4. She is great at pretending there is something in her eye. This is her go-to pose if she doesn't want to talk or look at you. Usually if there is a male in the room, she'll look away and pretend to have something in her eye. Every time!
4. She is great at pretending there is something in her eye. This is her go-to pose if she doesn't want to talk or look at you. Usually if there is a male in the room, she'll look away and pretend to have something in her eye. Every time!
5. She loves the color pink! I think she is pre-programmed this way. One day she was coloring with her brothers. She found a pink crayon and brought it to me and said, "Look mommy!" I must have said it was a neat pink crayon because ever since then, she loves anything that color. And if she sees something she'll yell "Pink" just to let us know! She has these pink pants and a pink Notre Dame shirt. Every time I pull them out of the dryer to fold them, she won't let me. She'll strip down and put them on screaming about the fact they are pink. And if I happen to wash her pink socks, they go on, too. She looks like such a scrounge in that outfit but she feels really pretty.
6. She changes clothes at least 3 times a day. And she also takes forever to choose her outfits. I don't know why, I certainly don't change my clothes 3 times a day. And the outfits she comes up with are very interesting. How can a 2 year-old have such a strong opinion?
7. She loves to give fashion shows. Any time she feels particularly cute, she'll parade into Mike's office to show off her outfit/hair to daddy!
8. She loves DISPENSERS...soap, lotion, shampoo, tape. The other day I got out of the shower and it was really quiet. I could just hear a soft click-click noise. Well, lo and behold, I walked into our bedroom and there was Avery with the lotion click-clicking away. I cannot even tell you how much lotion she had on her legs.
On multiple occasions we've walked in and she's tried to shampoo her hair with the bathroom soap or clean the shelves in the boys room or make other types of dispenser mischief.
9. She loves backpacks. I'm sure this will translate into purses someday soon.
10. She is really good at opening presents. Once she figured this out at Christmas, she just went to town. Loved it.
11. She loves to help me in the kitchen. She thinks she is helping all right.
But here's the thing....as much as I know she's a girl, she has a sprinkle of her brothers in her, too! She loves to put on their dress-ups and pretend to have sword fights with them. She gets so excited every time she sees a fire truck coming down the street. And if baseball or any sport it on TV, she'll make sure her daddy knows about it.We love this little girl....she is the perfect addition to our family!
Happy almost birthday, lil' Avery Mae!
