Our weekends have been filled with Makena's swim meets. Averie's new favorite phrase, "Go, Sissy, go!" So cute! Last night, after a double meet, I was getting the day's filthy clothes off of my sound asleep baby, and she said it in her sleep... clear as a bell. It was hilarious. She loves cheering for all the kids, mostly because with the swim cap and goggles on, she can't tell Makena apart from the rest of the crowd.
I'm amazed everyday how much Averie is growing and learning. She lets us know when she sees a truck, and when she sees Papa's truck (a fire truck). She lets us know when she wants us to sing the "A,B,C,B's," and can pick out the "D" for Daddy and the "S" for Sissy when she's looking at the alphabet in her room. She says, "Sshhh, baby sleeping," (index finger inserted into nostril...) when she sees a baby sleeping... she's obviously the smartest baby in the world. The very best thing that she does though is tell us, "I lalalalala..." Averie talk for I love you. And she says it at the right time, like when Rob is leaving for work, or in the middle of the night after I've changed her diaper. She's so sweet.
Yes, that's hair in the face-- covered in sugar-- and wanting more! Oh my... did we create a monster. BECAUSE, as all moms know, every good sugar high is followed by an inevitable crash. A morning of melting down, throwing herself upon the floor, and wailing-- well, only if someone is looking, because why waste the energy on all that fake crying if no one is paying attention-- right?
