I was very excited about taking Avery to the library to get her first library card. For a few days, we talked about all the library rules {be quiet, be gentle with the books, we borrow them,etc}. So I would love to tell you this cute story about Avery loving story time and sitting sweet & listening, then how she stood patiently while the librarian got her a card, bla bla bla. {Okay, super moms who have the perfect story, share your tricks}.
Story time; Avery: "Mom, she is scaring me" {in a NOT SO quiet voice}
"Mom, she is really scary looking, I don't like it in here, lets go look at books."
Me: "Avery, "shhhh" hunnie, we have to be quiet and thats not nice."
Avery: "But mom, she is just scary looking."
{Story time lady tries to stay focused, but secretively is hating my kid right now}.
Phew, this ends quickly & we are off to do the whole "awhh, your first library card" thing.
Librarian: "Awh, Hi Avery, are you here to get your first card?"
Avery: "Yes, but I just want to go read books."
Librarian: "Okay, this will just be a few minutes while your mom fills this out, mom do you have a card?"
Me: "yes."
Librarian: "Oh I see you have moved, we need to update you in the system as this doesn't match the address on Avery's card application."
Avery: "Mom, come on, I just want to read books, I don't need a card!!"
Librarian: "Now Avery, you have to be quiet in the library."
Avery: "I know, I know, Pepa Pig's dad said that, but I just want to go read books."
{25 minutes later and her face shows her excitement for her card}.
Enter Children's book area.
Avery: "Oh hi guys do you want to play books with me?" {to like 8 year olds}
Kids: "giggle, giggle."
Avery: "Mom, they don't want to play books with me."
Me: "thats because we read nice and quiet here, come on, sit with me on this couch and I will read you this one."
Avery: "No mom, I will read mine to you!"
{sighhhh, you don't know how to read yet Avery}
Me: I let her. She flips through pages, pretends like she is reading the story, I encourage, say "awh good job."
{She picks out 4 books and we leave}
{Hallelujah, I was sweating like Pepa-Pig up in there}
Anderson gets 2 firsts--his first pair of Chucks, aka Converse & his first pair of MJ straightees. I never really liked Straightees on Avery, but let me tell ya, I love them on Anderson. No wonder all those mamas snatch them up for little guys.
He hates his shoes.
{hates}.
He sat on the floor for an hour crying, trying to pull them off, staring at them, eating them, anything he could do to get out of them.
{This will take time}.
But he sure is cute, isn't he? Like a ridiculous version of my mom with my dad's eye color & my hub's lips. His hair is blonde, but sometimes tints of red like his Bebe's come out. & then sometimes, he make's a face and looks just like Chris' dad. Crazy how genetics work.
& Thanks to his
Aunt Mandie for his hilarious Popeye shirt.
I look excited.
He looks confused.
I guess thats Parenting. We want to catch so many memories and have a perfect vision of how it should be.
However, if it was perfect, we wouldn't be able to look back and laugh, right?
I always say, "man, sometimes I wish Avery was a bump-on-a-log kinda kid."
{just in my frustrated mommy moments}
However, I wouldn't change her for the world. Her personality shows so many qualities like the lovely women in my family; she's smart, outgoing, caring, playful, talkative, theatrical, & eccentric.
{so don't judge a mama who is just trying to do her best}.
XOXO,
Kate
