Ayvri has a temper. I don't know if she learned it from me or if it's genetic, but when she gets mad she gets violent - you know, biting, hitting, head-butting and screaming. This is a very odd thing to witness because she looks so darn innocent. Absolutely sweet and darling with her little blond whisps and her bright blue eyes against those oh-so-kissable rosy cheeks. Then WHAM! Look out! So this morning we were playing and she loves to try to give me her binky. She finally gets it in my mouth (or so I think) and I chomp down and lo-and-behold, NOT her binky, her finger. Now . . . in my defense there weren't even teeth marks on her little finger but this time, when she had every right to be mad at me and I expected a full-out fighting fit, what does she do? She pokes her little bottom lip WAY out (it's trembling) and her beautiful baby blues well up with crocodile tears and she looks at me like, "How could you?", and it broke my heart. Anyone who has ever felt powerful has not witnessed Ayvri's "how-could-you" look. Yes, she has me shamelessly wrapped around her finger! Are all mothers so smitten with their children?
p.s. I'm smitten with all three in very different ways, but Ayvri is the only one who has had me completely at her mercy this morning (so far).
The Petersen Herd
5 comments:
That is too sweet! Yes I do think that all mothers are smitten, and if they are not, thats kind of sad.
Ahh, i can just picture it! Poor Averi and Poor mom. Yes, I think we moms are all smitten with our children, maybe not ALL the time, but most of the time.
She can totally pull of the innocent look. She has these little eyes that just makes you want to melt.
Oh that's sad! Poor baby! And yes, I think all mothers are smitten with their own kids. I don't know anyone else that can evoke all the emotions that kids can from their own parents.
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