Some babies are drama queens, but whether or not Ava is doesn't matter. She stubbed her toe in the game room. Mom and I were pulling the "she's fine" mindset, and partially ignoring her. It sounds bad, but anyone who knows a tiny person, knows what I'm talking about. Well, that wasn't enough for Corny. He ran right past us to Ava (who he was showing a softness for already) to make sure she was ok. Then I felt negligent, so I came too. "What happened?" Corny: "She stubbed her toe." "Oh no, are you ok, Ava?" Corny: "It bleeds."
So then we had to take care of her and get a magic band aid which she couldn't let touch the floor for the rest of the night. This was the beginning of a series of absolutely adorable scenes of Corny and Ava lovin' on each other. Corny went out of his way to make her laugh by playing little games with her and not being afraid to look stupid if it was for her enjoyment. Ava had to be her shy self, but the second he left the room, "Where'd Corny go?" I've never seen someone who had no experience with children be so good with a child right away. It made me wish he and I were staying much, much longer. Cornelius would throw an orange pony tail holder and roll it in his hand, and Ava would do it the exact same way. She'd follow him when he wasn't looking and say what he said. We taught her to say "hund" instead of "dog". I thought Cornelius was going to have the big one when her little voice said it.
It was the cutest thing I've ever seen.
I'm leaving in the morning to go back to London to try to make things work for me. We're sitting in the game room all watching Water for Elephants and I'm actively not thinking about losing these moments with my family. No one will tell me about what happens when I'm back in London. I won't hear about the parties and the get-togethers, and those moments when I get to watch all the faces that Connor makes right before I discover a disgusting orange-tinted diaper. Romantic, right?
So goodbye again, America. Doing the leaving is becoming old hat. And even though that makes it a little easier each time, I don't like how it becomes routine.
So then we had to take care of her and get a magic band aid which she couldn't let touch the floor for the rest of the night. This was the beginning of a series of absolutely adorable scenes of Corny and Ava lovin' on each other. Corny went out of his way to make her laugh by playing little games with her and not being afraid to look stupid if it was for her enjoyment. Ava had to be her shy self, but the second he left the room, "Where'd Corny go?" I've never seen someone who had no experience with children be so good with a child right away. It made me wish he and I were staying much, much longer. Cornelius would throw an orange pony tail holder and roll it in his hand, and Ava would do it the exact same way. She'd follow him when he wasn't looking and say what he said. We taught her to say "hund" instead of "dog". I thought Cornelius was going to have the big one when her little voice said it.
It was the cutest thing I've ever seen.
I'm leaving in the morning to go back to London to try to make things work for me. We're sitting in the game room all watching Water for Elephants and I'm actively not thinking about losing these moments with my family. No one will tell me about what happens when I'm back in London. I won't hear about the parties and the get-togethers, and those moments when I get to watch all the faces that Connor makes right before I discover a disgusting orange-tinted diaper. Romantic, right?
So goodbye again, America. Doing the leaving is becoming old hat. And even though that makes it a little easier each time, I don't like how it becomes routine.