Hayley’s starting school in less than two weeks, so we’ve been getting ready for that. One thing is accumulating the dress code appropriate clothes that she needs. Today she got some short sleeve white shirts and a navy tunic. She still needs two pairs of pants, one more short sleeve shirt and several long sleeve shirts, and we need some socks to wear with the tunic for now, tights for colder weather. In the meantime, she was really excited to try on the tunic and the polo shirt. She loves it.
I think I hate it only because my child, who will only turn five in a month and two days, suddenly looks about seven years old. Sheesh.
Meanwhile, you’d think at least my toddler would still look like a little girl. After all she does still have the chunky little legs and she’s still learning to talk (the explosion of vocabulary she’s going through is a post for another time). But then I gave the kids a bath and I put Breanna into her new little nightgown, and cute as it may all be, she too looks suddenly older.
I just want to know who it was that let my two little girls grow up so much all of a sudden. Because it certainly wasn’t ME giving permission.
*hugs* Hayley does look her age, believe it or not.
But Breann! Holy crap, is she tall for her age or what? She looks SO much older than she is!
Trust me, sweetie, my thoughts are with you. But Hayley is going to have SO much fun in school… I bet she’s a dork who loves it (hmm, who could she get THAT from? :))
Assvice warning:::
Hi, First I just about had a heart attack at the latest pictures of the girls. Uh, i mean it was just yesterday and they were little and I am only a reader. Ugh wow.
Okay to the assvice. heh. Its about the hair brushing. I was always surprised to see kids scream when their Moms brushed their hair. I don’t know if its just not widely known or not but my mom always started at the bottom and pulled the knots out with the tip of the brush and her fingers. My hair was butt length thin and knots (to this day) very easily. I don’t remember it hurting except on the rare occassion she missed one and it was fast as I hated my hair touched. Just a thought. She could just be like me and hate her hair messed with too. :o) If not, I hope this helps. Deb