Her name is Ava

Since Leah got a middle name, we couldn't deprive Ava of one. Ava Grace Curley will be arriving on April 3 if not before! Kevin chose Ava's name and I love it. It's starting to feel like that really is her name and we really will get to see Ava and hold Ava and kiss Ava very soon! Leah refuses to call her that right now, but one of these days she will come around, right?  As of today Leah began introducing herself as Rebekah, and her little sister as Lavinia. 

Let's hope Ava loves bows as much as Leah did... because she will have a plethora to choose from. Between the dozens and dozens Leah has amassed, and the ones I have made... we probably have a bow for every hair on her little head. 

I am not crafty... but I SOOOO wish I was. I do try... I'm not afraid to try and fail. For instance, I used the wrong color purple paint on Ava's bow holder without realizing it until I was practically finished... so it doesn't match anything in the nursery but at least its done...so I just went with it.   

All these are bows I have made (save the one in the center that is a "little sis" bow, Leah has a matching "big sis" bow... gifts from a dear sweet friend) and there is not one that I am perfectly happy with.  They all have weird flaws but so do we, and we will wear them proudly. 

a little sister

Leah is gonna have a little sister!!!

She went with us to our ultrasound appointment a couple of weeks ago. 

 One way she is like me and NOT like her daddy:  She LOVES doctors, nurses, doctor's offices, hospitals and all things health care related... except getting shots and the sight of her own blood...

In the waiting room she decided to see what her daddy had in his pockets... she fills up all his pockets each morning with kisses and hugs in case he needs them while he is at work. Since he went with us that morning instead of going to work... his pockets were empty. 

 Getting ready for the ultrasound.

 She was thoroughly entertained for the first half of the appointment.  We heard her baby sister's heart beat, and saw her perfectly forming little body and organs. She is the picture of health and measuring exactly on target.

Leah was rewarded with a dum dum at the front desk.... The greatest part of the whole experience.

When we found out Curley #2 was a little sister, Leah first said "Awwww... but I wanted a brother!" However, you can be certain that if we had said "It's a brother!" she would have insisted she really wanted a sister.  Its just how it is in the Curley house these days. She quickly came to terms with it and has already set aside a few things for her baby sister when she gets here.  Leah is growing out of clothes and shoes every day lately and each time something is too small she suggests we can save it for her baby sister when she is big enough.  :) It makes my heart so excited.  Sisters are wonderful.  Life is more fun with a sister and I am so glad she gets one. 

  I have had one fear... only one.  What if this little one talks as much as Leah does?  What will I do?  Will I go deaf?  Will I go insane? Will life as we know it ever be the same? I have been assured by many people that the second one doesn't ever talk as much as the first... they don't have equal opportunity.  But then there is my mother's example.... I WAS THE SECOND CHILD!

I can't spend anymore time on this fear though.  I have bows to make and hoards of little girl clothes to sort through! We will meet little sister in 19.5 weeks or less! 

     

another little curley

Could it be?? 

Another one of these is on the way?

  Yes, it is!!

  There is his or her first photo at 6+ weeks! (Kevin doesn't ever trust pregnancy tests (???) so it was when he saw this that he finally believed it I think.)

As I eagerly leaned waaaay over the table at Scotty P's (her favorite restaurant) to tell Leah the news, she became very concerned and her first questions to me were "The baby is in there right now??? Are you squishing it??"

After assuring her that I would not squish the baby, she had 352 more questions... including, the all important, what color pacifier would the new baby get?  Then she called all her grandparents to tell them she was gonna be a big sister. 

She talks to the baby in my tummy every night at bedtime and often sings her original song, "Thank you God for the new baby."  She also asks multiple times a day "How big is the baby right now, Mommy?" And "When will it be as big as (fill-in-the-blank-with-whatever-random-object-she-is-looking-at)?" 

She has also picked out names already.  For a girl, Princess Aurora.  For a boy, Prince Phillip. The royal baby is due to arrive the first week in April 2013!

We are praising God for this gift. It is from Him alone that all blessings flow. "I have prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27

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