When I was pregnant I remember thinking that I would probably be one of those mom's that had all boys. Why? Because, what the heck would I know about raising a girl. Sure, I am one but I am not the most girly of girls. Sure I like to dress up at weddings and wear cute jeans and shirts to concerts but that is about it. I didn't even wear make up on my wedding day and it is still questionable whether I know how to put it on . . .
I do have one very girly girl though and sometimes I worry about what might be in store for us. Tori is ALL girl. Sure she goes through phases where she only wants to wear dresses and skirts, or only pink things but it is way deeper than that. First off, a lot of examples I can't remember . . .shoot should have kept up with those baby books. But some that come to mind lately have reminded me that I better become more open minded and also subscribe to Cover Girl and/or Cosmo.
At a high school basketball game this year; Wylie is so focused on the game and keeping statistics. Kasey, well she is our social butterfly saying hi to all her friends, teachers etc that come up the bleachers and is only worried about going to sit with her friends at the top of the bleachers (of course). And Tori, well let's just say she is totally uninterested in the game and is only wondering about the cheerleaders, that is until the dance team does the halftime show. Then she is all about the "beautiful dancers" and is upset that they don't come back out again.
Tori constantly notices other girls (women's) shoes and accessories and compliments them whether she knows them or not. Hair accessories, scarves, shoes, and purses you name it. This is a girl who matches her pony holders with her headband and stick on earrings. Worried that she will never play sports I am, of course, excited that she like gymnastics, you got to be athletic to be good at that, right? And it is NOT dance. So that is a plus for me. So the other day I dvr gymnastics on ESPN and we are watching it and I think she is really into it until she says, " momma will you go backwards I want to see that again, I think one of the girls headbands wasn't sparkly like the other girls and it didn't match." WHAT??? that is what you want to look at. Oh brother. Do I rewind it? Of course. And she was right, it didn't match.
We just had my niece's bday party at our house this past weekend so birthday parties were on the kids' brains. They love picking their theme. Wylie knows his alread and he has to wait til next January. Kasey, well she wants a surprise party. Haha. I told her you don't ask for one of those. And Tori, what does she want . . . . a cheerleader party! Great. All I think, is 4 months to change her mind. Starting NOW.
Another example today, it was not a good day but a day none the less that at the end of the day I sat down and smiled. Tori has the stomach flu for the first time. I sat her on the counter to give her medicine for her high fever and she threw up all over me and herself. So I grabbed her quick and sat her in the bathroom while I grabbed "the bucket." She was still throwing up but she was so worried about my shirt and her "beautiful heart sweater got puke on it," she couldn't focus on getting "it" in the toilet. So just like the other stuff that goes in the toilet that has been a struggle for her to deal because it is "gross" this was no exception. "this is so disgusting, momma." When she went to bed tonight she wanted to wear the "pajamas I don't like in case I puke on them. I don't want to puke on my beautiful pajamas!"
~It's My Life
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