It is known only among family and one or two friends that Avery's nickname is "Lou". This nickname comes from Rob (who else!) and was given to Avery when she was just a few weeks old. It started out as Peanut, because she was so small when she was born and he expanded it to Peanut Lou, for whatever reason. Over time this shortened to simply "Lou" and has been her nickname ever since. She responds to Lou just as readily as she responds to Avery. When asked, she'll sometimes say that she has two names, Avery and Lou. We even briefly considered changing her middle name to Lou, but decided it wasn't worth the paperwork. So, in reaction to my last post about how she's currently driving me crazy bananas, I decided to focus on the good in my Avery, and so here are 10 things (in no particular order ) I love love love about my little Lou...
1. Her kindness. She's the little comforter, always there with a hug and a kiss and always there to share a toy or a snack.
2. Her sense of humor. Boy are the knock-knock jokes terrible, but that just makes them that much more funny.
3. Her love. She has so much love for us, it's just unbelievable. Both Rob and I get many hugs, kisses and I love you's every day. It's heartwarming.
4. Her toes. You've never seen such cute toes before!
5. Her smile. Dazzling!
6. Her willingness to help. I'm sure this will go away with adolescence, but for as long as I can remember she wants to help out with anything and everything. Except cleaning her own toys. Of course.
6. Her willingness to help. I'm sure this will go away with adolescence, but for as long as I can remember she wants to help out with anything and everything. Except cleaning her own toys. Of course.
7. Her cheerful attitude. Never in a bad mood unless Mama won't give her something she really really wants. I find this refreshing, as I'm prone to darker moods myself.
8. Her love of learning. Yes, there are the zillion questions a day (today's questions so far have included what happens if your head falls off, what happens if you break a bone and how the cast is put on and comes off, the fact that turkey and chicken the grocery store were at one time real birds "gasp! that's so silly!") but damn she's smart!
8. Her love of learning. Yes, there are the zillion questions a day (today's questions so far have included what happens if your head falls off, what happens if you break a bone and how the cast is put on and comes off, the fact that turkey and chicken the grocery store were at one time real birds "gasp! that's so silly!") but damn she's smart!
9. Her sweet little voice!
10. The fact that's she's mine. I'm so very lucky to have this person in my life. She makes me happy and frustrated and crazy and excited every day. Most of all she makes me a better person.
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