{"id":583,"date":"2010-06-30T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T21:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottandjenn.com\/wordpress_sj\/?p=583"},"modified":"2010-06-30T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T21:03:28","slug":"no-more-hovering-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scottandjenn.com\/wordpress_sj\/2010\/06\/30\/no-more-hovering-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"No more hovering.. for now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay I’ll admit it.. I am the ultimate helicopter mom. I follow Ava everywhere.. if I really did have propellers Ava’s head would be chopped off because I hover so close, too close. But seriously I don’t follow her around because I am worried about her (well, maybe a little). I just love being with her and playing with her. When I take her to the park, I don’t take her so that she<\/em> can play, I take her so that we<\/em> can play. But now things are different and I’m not sure which one of us is struggling more. People often ask, how’s Ava doing. I think the real question should be, “how are you doing Jenn?” And the answer to that would be TERRIBLE. I love both of my girls so much, it’s killing me that I can’t do everything all the time for both of them. <\/p>\n

We had a playdate at the park today and it just hurt my heart to see Ava out on the playground all by herself. Her friends were there but three year olds easily lose one another and don’t bother to go looking for each other. I was in the shade nursing Annalise watching Ava play. I wanted to cry. why? I don’t know, I’m emotional and felt so sad that I couldn’t be out there with her. Every now and then I would lose sight of her and panic a little. She came to me telling me she fell down and that she cried for me and I wasn’t there (ouch.. another stab in my heart). I explained why I couldn’t leave Annalise. Then she told me that she wished Annalise was still in my tummy. Hey we’re making progress though.. last time she made a comment like this she just wanted her gone completely. <\/p>\n

So for all of you wondering how Ava is doing, well, she’s an awesome big sister but sharing mommy is hard. And for me, being shared is hard too.<\/p>\n

A few pictures:<\/p>\n

The joys of being a little sister. Ava loves to “decorate” Annalise.
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How I love it when Annalise puckers her little lips!
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Annalise is learning to like her binky!
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cute baby in the tubby
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This picture is too funny! Since Annalise’s birth Ava has called her “head”. Not a nickname that I really want to stick but I have often wondered why. This picture explains it all! Annalise is one giant head. Doesn’t her head look photo-shopped?
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