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Poor Avery! I feel so bad. Today was her 8th Birthday as you can see from my previous post, and well Eben got the flu today. I feel so bad. I think about all the things that we did for Carys and then the guilt starts. I mean obviously I cant control whether or not my child gets the flu, but I just felt so bad that today was her "special" day and I wish I had done so much more.
She got her "BIG" present yesterday as you can see on the post before of all three girls with the Wii. We decided since Carys' Birthday just past, Avery's is today, and Jocelyn's is in 4 days lets get them ALL something together, plus we've been talking about getting one for a year now. So, we did it. Its been the most fun. Avery was so excited that she actually cried. She said this is what she really always wanted and was super happy. In fact she didn't stop hugging us yesterday, and even today she kept coming over to me and saying how much she loves it. So I guess we did good on the present. :)

I didn't even get dressed today. I know sad huh? I stayed in my jammies all day holding or cleaning up Eben and his pukiness. It was terrible. I felt so sorry for him. He was so pathetic....poor little man! Anyway, Avery was a trooper. I didn't go to church obviously so they all went, I was actually able to get away for a few minutes to make her cake, and make her favorite tacos for dinner tonight which seemed to make things good. Let me clarify something...she didn't complain or anything, I just feel bad. I feel like I neglected her needs, and the things I wanted to do on her Birthday. I guess its true what they say there will be other Birthdays, plus shes getting baptized and she will have all of her family together and be able to enjoy that time solely for her. :)

I hope in spite of the craziness of the day, she knows how much she is loved and treasured.