Mother's Day 2011

Today marks the last Mother's Day that I am a mom of one. By next Mother's Day, I'll have another little baby girl (and hopefully another pretty ring!). This year my husband bought me a rig I've had my eye on for some time. It's from The Vintage Pearl. Avery's birthstone is a pearl and my good friend Mal clued me in to this site- they have some really cute jewelry there! For Avery's 2nd birthday, we bought her a necklace from this site (even though it's an "adult" necklace) that has a little heart with her name on it cupping a small pearl. It's adorable. Well, I saw this ring that looks kind of like a bird's nest with a big pearl in the center. Since Avery's birthstone is pearl, it seemed perfect. And I actually got that gift a few weeks ago (he couldn't hold on to it til today- he knew I wanted it). I love it. It's so pretty and reminds me of my little girl. So, I'm hoping by next year I'll have another little ring with someone else's birthstone in it. :) Last year, I received a mother's necklace with Avery's "stone" and so next year we WILL have to update that. There's a good chance that baby girl could come early and also end up being a pearl baby. Otherwise, she'll have a July birthstone which is.... ruby! (I had to look it up.) Oooo, rubies are pretty, that could be nice! So, today, I am enjoying my last Mother's Day with Avery. I've been getting REALLY sad thinking about our Sunday morning routine when Andrew's already at church and how different it's going to be once Hadley is here. Luckily, Avery enjoys watching a movie in the morning (she is NOT a morning person and we have to work her up into a good mood, ha), so I assume she'll be doing a lot of that in the future. Hopefully, Hadley is as good a baby as Avery was and we can all snuggle on the couch for an hour before heading to church. I'm so happy to be expanding our family, and super excited about Avery becoming a big sis, but I'm so sad our time with just is slowly coming to an end. She is just the sweetest thing!

On a Hadley note, I'm REALLY excited to celebrate this day with her next year, even though she'll still be a little squirt. She is a rockin' and a rollin' in the belly, so I'm anxious to see her personality (and looks) compared to Avery. Just 8 more weeks or less! :)