Averie Rolled Over

It's so fun as my kids grow and hit 'milestones', but at the same time, it makes me a little sad. Every time they do something new, it just hits me that they are growing. And I'm happy, but get a little sad deep down. It's fun when they get a little older and get to experience new things. I really find joy in it. It really is so crazy how fast each of them have grown, especially Averie. I felt that way with all my kids, but maybe a little more-so with Ave, because she's # 4? I don't know. I was even telling my mother-in-law just last week that she was probably going to roll over soon. But still when she did, I had just a quick moment of shock! Then I was excited and she was so cute when she had this big smile on her face, like she knew she had done something big and our whole little family is crowded around her looking at her in shock!! She's so fun, just not my little newborn baby anymore- she'sgrowin' up like the rest of them!!
We were all upstairs in our bedroom, watching the Blazers Game (I was actually folding laundry, what a surprise:) Ave was laying there by Clayton on a blanket. Ben had laid her down on her tummy. After a few minutes, Clayton said, "Averie just rolled over!!" We all looked at her as she laid there with a big smile on her face, and indeed, she was laying on her back!! We were all stunned for just a second, (see, I really wasn't the only one!) and Ben rolled her back over on her tummy, and there she went again, with that big smile on her face! We gave her a little cheer!! It was fun that we were all together to witness her!!! She really has been such a joy to our family!!
So as sad as it is at times, I've thought and thought, even tried some rocks on my boys' heads and there's just nothing I can do to make them stop growing. I guess it just part of life. (Took me awhile to figure that one out, huh?!) So I will savor the moments as much as I can. Especially having a baby around, I am just loving having another baby!!! And I just have to enjoy the time they are little, because it's going by right before my eyes. I'm sure this isn't the last time you'll hear about it. When she crawls, takes a step, turns 1, birthdays, Ashton going to K, Clayton getting baptized. . . . . . .

What a smile, with a little slobber on the chin!