Lexi was given the opportunity to pay $1 to the PTA and she could wear what she wanted to school, other than her required uniform.
So the night before we were discussing her options and getting everything prepared for the next day. After not searching everywhere she said she couldn’t find the outfit she had suggested. I told her that I’d find something else for her and have it ready in the morning.
“Don’t make it ‘cutesy’ Mom”
“Umm, okay, but what does that mean?”
“You know, like a baby”
“Lexi, you haven’t dressed like a baby since you were 4”
“I know, but I want to make sure”
“So if I find the capri’s and t-shirt you want, would that be too ‘cutesy’?”
“No”
But, it wasn’t like I was asking her to wear a gingham dress with pig tails, right?
As I walked upstairs to find them right where they were supposed to be…. I asked myself “When did this happen?” “Since when was she concerned about being ‘too cutesy’?” This is the little girl that has every princess dress Disney sells, with shoes and tiara to match.
“Where’s my BABY?”
As I stood in her room I looked around at all her Barbie’s, Littlest Pet Shop pets, My Little Pony’s, and other ‘cutesy’ stuff and saw that those things haven’t been played with in a while. What was covering the floor, and had obviously just been used? …Her sketch pad, colored pencils, a few books, and her DS.
She IS getting older, growing out of the ‘cutesy’ stuff, and onto more ‘mature’ interests, just not as slowly as I had hoped. No more being Mommy’s real-life dress up doll 🙁
I know, I know… they can’t be little forever, and part of me is glad she’s growing up, becoming more independent, can make her own breakfast. But that doesn’t mean I want her to not still be ‘cutesy’ every once in a while.
Yes, I cried a little.
I also second guessed our plans for this weekend. We’re going to see Disney Live: Three Classic Fairy Tales filled with princess dresses, tiaras, and shoes.
Way cutesy, right?
Apparently not, because she’s excited….Score! Part of my little princess is still in there somewhere. Sure, she’s NOT wearing her princess dress….but she’s going right? And she’s excited, so I’m taking every opportunity left to still be ‘cutesy’,even if it doesn’t include wearing her tiara, and cherish them, because obviously…..
‘Miss Cutesy? yah, her days are numbered 😉
Have you noticed your kids getting out of the ‘cutesy’ stage? How does it make you feel when you see that your baby is ‘growing up’?
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