A Declaration!

Clearly it's been some time since I have written. I could come up with a myriad of excuses. We've been busy. Had a baby back in May, etc. But frankly, I forgot about blogging. And when I remembered I was either too tired or just didn't feel like writing. But now, I have something to write about.

Ava Hope joined our family on May 19, 2011. She was born with ease (2 pushes, minimal labor) and settled right into the chaos of our lives. She's three months old now and we love her to pieces. She's doted on by her Daddy and adored by her sisters. She slept through the night fairly early, and will now sleep from 9 to 9 with no problems whatsoever. I can't wait to see what kind of personality this little one is going to have. With 3 big sisters, she's going to have to find a way to make her mark. Grace is our sensitive one, with a temper. Emma is our curious one, if it "needs" to be done, she'll do it. Claire is our sneaky one, she's crafty, but it's hard to know for sure if she was the culprit. So, what kind of kiddo will Ava be? Only time will tell.

We love our girls. Four girls is a little nutty, sure. Four girls that were born just 2 years apart from one another. Even nuttier. But, we love them, and we can't wait to see what kind of women they become.

I love going out as a family. The girls are, for the most part, very well behaved children. I've never been too terribly embarrassed. Never had to purchase anything a child has broken. And we always get looks and compliments on the girls. When it was just the three older ones, we'd hear things like, "Three girls. Oh wow. They're so pretty."

Not anymore! Now we hear, "Four girls. How many more are you going to have before you get that boy?" "Four girls. Woah, just wait until they're teenagers." "No boys. (Then they look at Aaron in a very sympathetic way.) You poor guy, they've got you outnumbered."

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Who do you think you are? I don't know you. I don't particularly care for you at the moment, so STOP talking to me. And please stop saying these things in front of my girls! I don't want them to think any less of themselves because they're girls and not the coveted boy. Therefore, I am making a declaration here and now.

DECLARATION:

We have four little girls. Four amazing, fabulous, hilarious, inquisitive, intelligent, unbelievable small people. We love them. We don't think any less of them because they are girls - and neither should you! We were not trying for a boy. We are not ever going to try for a boy. I could not imagine my life with little boys running around. We are actually looking forward to when they're teenagers. We love teenagers! And the day Grace was born, Aaron was outnumbered. So shut it. The fact that we have four children, whatever the gender, is none of your concern. So, unless you want to tell me that we have been incredibly blessed by an awesome God, I do not need your commentary!

I know there's something I should be learning through this. Some awesome thing that God is going to reveal to me one day. I just hope it's soon, because if I hear, "Four girls? No boys?! Maybe next time." just once more... I may go crazy!