Today is a special day!
Today is Avery’s Birthday! And mine too. She’s the best Birthday present I have ever received!
She was born 08-01-08 and I was born
08-01-81!
Neat, huh?!
She turns 3 today, and this Momma turns 3-0. {Oh boy!}
My dearest Avery, no one would ever guess you weighed a whopping 10 pounds 3 1/2 oz at birth, (Or that your daddy made the nurses weigh you on 2 different scales because he thought they had to be wrong!), or that you would be our biggest baby ever.
Avery 11 hours old Avery 1 day old
You’re such a teeny little thing now!!!!
And boy, do you have spunk! You always have had that onrey twinkle in your eye. I like to tease you that it’s from your Daddy.
You look just like his side of the family you know, right down to the baby blue almond shape eyes.
Your happy grin brightens any room.
You look like an angel when you sleep.
Sometimes when you’re awake too.
Sometimes, not.
“Look, Momma. I push him. He cry.”
Your cry can pierce any ear drum, as it has from the get-go.
Your love of reading started at an early age.
You are so creative in your play.
You aspire to be a wife, already praying for your future husband at times. 
And you want to be a mommy, too…….
You’re going to be great!
You’re always eager to be our big helper!
You melt my heart whenever you reach up and slip your teeny hand in mine. “Can I hold you hand, Momma?” 
Oh precious girl, how the years have passed us by. 
How I wish I could stop time and just really hold you and give you the one on one moments you deserve.
It’s a good thing a Mother’s love doesn’t divide, it multiplies, because you joined our family when Tylan was 17 months old.
And, 2 weeks after you turned 2, your baby brother, Paxton came along.
“I’m da baby too, Momma……”
I may not always get to hold you in my arms as much as you ask me to, and that makes me cry.
I may not always stop and listen to your whole story because of the demands of the other children.
I may not get to rock you as long as you’d like me to each night before bed.
Sometimes, I can’t play Hide and Seek right when you want to.
But you know what?
I love you so much……
My little Peanut, my blessing from the Lord.
I promise to stop and hold you just a moment longer each night.
I promise to give you the time and attention you need.
I promise to never make you feel like I am too busy with the baby to give you what you seek.
You are SPECIAL! And you are my favorite Birthday Gift of all!
Little Avery, you make my heart smile and I love you to the moon and back.
Happy 3rd Birthday, my sweet little one!
All my love and kisses too,
Your Momma xoxo
